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In Silken Prey, he is but a means to an end and not a very vivid one, which is somewhat disappointing. I found hero Davenport to be somewhat less interesting than in Sandford’s earlier novels where we were still learning about this complex character. I especially liked the fact that Sandford left the ending deliberately unsatisfying as a way of reminding his readers that there are no easy solutions to the problem of political corruption, and that we cannot ever let down our guard when it comes to choosing who to hand the reins of power to.

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Sandford’s writing, as always, is smooth, clever, and fast-moving, and the plot of Silken Prey is an intricate one, full of political and social cross currents that beg comparison to the politics of today on both a small and large scale. The dirty tricks escalate rapidly to murder, as Davenport races to expose the conspiracy before the election. The governor of Minnesota, a Dem, is nonetheless friends with Smalls and brings Davenport in when Smalls’ office computer is discovered to have nasty child-porn on it just days before the election.

23: Silken Prey: A Lucas Davenport Novel (A Prey Novel 23) (Paperback): 9.99. The person she is trying to defeat is Porter Smalls, a personable good-ole-boy Republican right-winger who likes women a little too much and too obviously. 1: Rules of Prey (A Prey Novel 1) (Paperback): 9.99 2: Shadow Prey. Sandford cleverly chooses as his super-villain a smart, gorgeous and supremely wealthy young woman who is Democratic candidate for the Senate, and happens to have lots of political savvy, a narcissistic personality, and not a shred of a conscience when it comes to getting her way. Sandford starts this latest novel of his with the brutal murder of a political fixer, and escalates from there to a political conspiracy that has the potential to reach the White House some day if not stopped in its tracks. Political corruption, power lust and sociopaths are the lead characters in Silken Prey, and we the readers get to shiver in anticipation as the plot unfolds and we watch Sandford’s favorite cop Lucas Davenport struggle to find the bad guys when we know who they are from the get-go. Large type books.If you like action and political thrillers, this is the book for you. Search for related items by subject Subject:ĭavenport, Lucas (Fictitious character) Fiction Police Minnesota Minneapolis Fiction Femmes fatales Fiction Minneapolis (Minn.) Fiction An explosive Lucas Davenport thriller from 1 New York Times.Dimensions: 4.2 X 1.0 X 7.4 inches 0.55 poun. She has very definite ideas about the way the world should work, and the money, ruthlessness, and sheer will to make it happen. And one billionaire heiress so dangerous in so many ways. Lucas Davenport is investigating another case when the trail leads to the man's disappearance, then-very troublingly-to the Minneapolis Police Department, then- most troublingly of all - to a woman who could give Machiavelli lessons. When the car stops, a voice says, 'Hey, I think he's breathing,' and another voice says, 'Yeah? Give me the bat.' And that's the last thing he knows. The next thing he knows, he's waking up on the floor of a moving car, his body wet with blood. Lucas Davenports going to be lucky to get out of this. Publisher: Detroit : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2013.Ī Minnesota political fixer answers his doorbell. Murder, scandal, political espionage, and an extremely dangerous woman.Its the explosive new Lucas Davenport thriller from the 1 New York. Physical Description: 573 pages (large print) 23 cm. And one billionaire heiress so dangerous in so many ways.