by John Sandford
(16)Release Date: May 18, 2010
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() As a long-time Lucas Davenport devotee, I am Always happy to drop in on him and his family and associates. I was particularly looking forward to "Storm Prey" which was described as "superb" by one pre-publication reviewer. The actual book was a let-down. Don't get me done -- I admire the consistent quality of Sandford's work, and the that he has not moved into that "I don't have to make any effort wrong already" space so common with bestselling authors (see, DeMille's "Wildfire" for a horrible example). But this time it all seemed to much the same to me. Some baddies do something bad. We know who they are but Davenport does not, at first. We know the story will begin thus, but in the past it has been Davenport's path to identifying the criminals that made that of of "enigma" story fascinating (that and the regular characters, who remain fascinating). But here the is too easy and the baddies too uninteresting. It really takes Davenport no at all to identify the malefactors, and it's splits time all the luck. Where's the fun in that? the "Aha" moments? In addition, I would really enjoy a villain who is neither an unraveling psychopath nor a big dumb psychopath. You know, someone who might challenge Davenport, rather than that is caught because he leaves an ever-widening swath of blood behind him. All of the over does not mean I did not enjoy "Storm Prey" -- I did. But I would not call it "superb" by any signifies, or anywhere near Sandford's best work.
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