Reviews
A few years ago, there was word that John Sandford was going to, not necessarily retire, but he was no longer going to be putting out a Prey novel or Virgil Flowers novel every year. I, once again, re read every single Prey novel as I mourned the imminent loss of my Favorite tough, smart, law enforcement officer. Turns out, Mr. Sandford's almost retirement, turned into a young readers series, a sci fi venture, oh, an a Flowers and Prey novel every year! And that is such a joy for me! At the end of the last Prey novel, Lucas Davenport was at a crossroads in his career. He knew he'd have to leave the BCI, but what would he do? Well we get an answer in the new novel. He does what he is good at, he hunts down bad guys. This time as a favor to the Governor, his old boss, as he fears two of his campaign supporters are planning something nefarious for the candidate beating him on the trail. And Lucas does what he does, he hunts them down and not only uncovers that conspiracy, but manages to solve a decades old crime, too. None of this would work, of course, if not for Sandford's canny ability to keep Lucas moving forward and growing as a character. Almost 30 novels and Lucas' character evolves bit by bit. You never get the feeling that Mr.Sandford is churning these novels out by rote. Never is he complacent. I think this puts him head and shoulders above so many established authors.( even though he's criminally underrated! ) I can only hope he'll never give in to the urge to truly retire, because I haven't a clue what I'd do if I didn't have his novels to look forward to every year!
Nicht nur, dass man von Anfang an den Plan und die Täter kennt, selbst das darauf folgende Katz-und-Maus-Spiel ist so zäh und langweilig gestaltet, dass ich sehr schnell das Interesse am Buch verloren und nur noch quer gelesen habe. Wie landet so ein Roman auf der NYT-Bestsellerliste?
