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Silent Prey
by: John Sandford

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425137567
ISBN: 0425137562
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: March 01, 1993
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: June 12, 2000
Studio: Berkley
Sales Rank: 25118

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Product Description:
Michael Bekker, the psychopath Lucas Davenport captured in Eyes of Prey, escapes.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Bekker is Back...
At the end of Eyes of Prey, Lucas beat villain Michael Bekker mercilessly as opposed to killing him, which is what he really felt like doing. After all, one of Bekker's victims was Davenport's actress girlfriend. This book opens with Bekker's trial and his escape from the courtroom as the jury retires to deliberate. While the escape is clever, it's not very realistic for such a vicious serial killer. I think he would probably have been a guarded by more than one guard. But, it's fiction and the escape leads to an exciting story. One wonders throughout the book why people don't run from him and why they seem to trust him to walk with them to empty parking decks. He is the caretaker of an elderly woman and again, I had to wonder how he got the job. Never fear, Sandford explains all.

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- Bekker back for a Rematch
Taking place approximately 3 months after the events in "Eyes of Prey" have ended, we find Bekker about to have his sentence handed down and Lucas at loose ends. However, unlike Lucas, Bekker has a plan - and he uses it to escape.

At first everyone thinks that Bekker is after Lucas, but as time goes by and nothing happens, everyone relaxes. However, one day Lily Rothenburg (last seen in "Shadow Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)") comes to Minneapolis to ask Lucas to come back to New York City. They believe Bekker has holed up there and is killing people and sending out bizarre quasi-scientific documents about his experiences and experiments. As a side project, Lily tells Lucas that there appears to be a vigilante group within the police department and she would like his help in ... Read More

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- Just Okay
SILENT PREY is the fourth book in the "Lucas Davenport" series, and I thought it was a worthwhile read. This novel is an unofficial sequel to EYES OF PREY, and features the same serial killer villain, who breaks out of prison to terrorize New York. So my first piece of advice is to read EYES OF PREY before reading this novel.

This book is well written, but I thought there was too much plot. Not only is Davenport on the trail of a serial killer, but he's also after a group of police vigilantes known as the "Robin Hoods." The vigilante plot is convoluted and complex, and I had some problems keeping all the names and plotlines straight. The serial killer stuff is essentially a retread of what you read in EYES OF PREY -- the killer pretty much thinks and acts the same way as he did ... Read More

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- Not the greatest, but nothing really to complain about
"Silent Prey" was a solid if unspectacular read. I guess I was a little disappointed that the complexity and richness promised by the set up, where two major plotlines are set in motion, didn't actually come about. Rather, you get a pretty good serial killer plotline (Lucas Davenport's rematch with the psychotic physician Michael Bekker) and a sketchy, not-often-mentioned secondary plot involving police vigilantes. This second plot was also a little gimmicky, relying on 11th hour "aha!" moments in Davenport's head as he pieces together the little details he's accumulated over the course of the story. Not bad stuff, mind you, but I guess I prefer more operatic, sweeping Davenport moments rather than the Sherlock Holmes-style deduction scenes on hand here.

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- enjoyable read
I discovered John Sandford's novels years ago and I am a huge fan. The Prey novels are a fast paced, enjoyable read. I love to read them while laying by the pool. For those of you looking for a thought provoking book, this isn't the way to go. If you are looking for a fun read, I highly recommend this series. A warning to those of you offended by profanity, Sandford uses a lot of it.

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