Easy Prey

Gah. Why did Sandford even write this mess of a book?! It made zero sense plot wise, the development of characters was flushed down the toilet, and really we had pages and pages of Lucas angsting over sleeping with someone that had sex (willingly) with her own brother. I just needed a bleach bath after finishing this book.

Look, long story short, "Easy Prey" is about a model and another woman being found murdered. There are a ton of suspects. Nothing makes sense though because Sandford just wrote this book to really be about Lucas and his magical penis again. We have three, count them people, there women who are vying to be with Lucas in this one.

One, is an ex-model that Lucas is attracted to because she has scars on her face. No, I am show more not kidding.

Second, is his old college girlfriend who he was a massive ass to and screamed on one day. She is going through a mid-life crisis about being in a perfect marriage, with great kids, but still thinking about having sex with Lucas cause, reasons. At least Lucas called her out on her mess though, even if he was still thinking about having sex with her, to just help her out. Gah.

Third, is Weather. Most readers fell for her and thought her and Lucas were perfect together. Now we have her back and seeming to be looking to try again with Lucas after the events that drove them apart. Lucas wants to be with her, but after maybe having sex with woman #1 and #2 a few dozen times. It's gross. The book ends with one of them calling him and so we don't know who Lucas chooses.

There is zero development of anyone else in this one. I got nothing. I am still perplexed at the why behind the murders (because nothing made sense).

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The title "Easy Prey" refers to not only the victims but to Lucas Davenport. I don't think Lucas has had this many female options in one book before. Who would he choose? I even had suspicions that one lady was the killer or at least killed some of the people. I kept waiting and waiting. Then the book ends with a phone call with a female caller. So mean! I must read the next book, "Chosen Prey."

3.5 stars. Pretty good mystery novel. It didn't end quite the way I was hoping, but I suppose it's good because it means I didn't figure out who the killers were as early as I thought I did. Sadly, the author absolutely fails to capture the setting adequately. I felt like the characters were from Miami or LA or Boston, not the twin cities or small-town Minnesota. They were too obsessed with appearance, fame, art, and vice; there were too many Catholics; and the religious nuts were the wrong type. Aside from their mismatch to the setting, however, the characters were well fleshed-out and believable. Apparently this is a series, and I just jumped in in the middle of it, but I had no trouble following it. I'll probably pick up the others show more when I'm looking for a good paperback mystery. show less

It’s funny – I like Davenport. He’s a rabid sex-junkie and treats women fairly like Kleenex, but I like him.

The actual case was pretty interesting. It was full of good investigative stuff – narrowing down suspects, putting evidence together, chasing bad guys & making them nervous. In the end, the killer turned out to not be one of the peripheral characters we’ve been watching. That disappointed me. Made it seem like a cheap ending to a pretty good story.

I guess it was inevitable. After the high quality of the previous two Prey novel, a drop off had to come sometime. Luckily Sandford’s average is still higher than most. This time Davenport and his people investigate the murder of a fashion model and a bystander during a party at a socialite’s mansion. The cops get everything wrong but each time still find enough to take the next step in the right direction. Nothing great but worth the price of admission.

Synopsis: 'He didn't wake up thinking about murder. He woke up thinking about the blonde on his bed and a stack of pancakes.... Funny how things work out....

When Davenport is called to the white-stuccoed house, after the party, he knows it's for no usual case. For one thing, the strangulation victim is Alie'e Maison, she of the knife-edge cheekbones and jade-green eyes: as models go, one of the biggest. For another, there are a few small complications. Such as the drugs in her body and the evidence that she had recently made love to a woman. Such as the fact that one of Lucas's own men had been at the party, and is now a suspect. Such as the little surprise they are all about to find when they search the house: a second body, stuffed in show more a closet, with a deep dent in its skull.
The whole case is going to be like this, Lucas knows — secrets piled upon secrets, the ground shifting constantly under his feet. But even he cannot suspect the earth tremors he is about to feel, when an old lover comes back into his life, a woman he has never been able to forget... whose own secrets may turn out to be the most perplexing ones of all.' From the author's website.
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Another great story, gripping and fast moving. The twists and turns remind me of how Davenport drives that Porsche of his. Lucas and his women, they will surely be his downfall. He can't be alone and he can't be with someone long term. And Weather simply needs to GO AWAY! My biggest peeve with this series is the character names, they are getting more and more oddball. At least this time Sandford gave us a pronunciation guide for the main ones and a brief definition of the weird ones. I'm stilltrying to figure out what happened to the golf course idea. Another great ending. I had to force myself to go outside so that I didn’t immediately pick up the next book.