Monday, April 09, 2007
 
Book Report: Hidden Prey by John Sandford (2004)
This book precedes the last book I read (Broken Prey), so I put them in the wrong order when I lined them up on my bookshelf. As I've mentioned before, the events in Lucas Davenport's life are background material, and the plots of the books are the important things within the novels.

This one differs from the rest, which differ from each other pleasingly. Davenport looks into the murder of a Russian sailor who formerly worked for the KGB. Was it a Russian mafia thing? A spy thing? Or could it be a hidden sleeper cell within the northern reaches of Minnesota?

Two things detracted from the book:
  • A Russian security operative, Nadya, who is sent to oversee the investigation. No problem. Overreliance upon her saying, "What is this (insert American idiom)?" That can be a problem when overused. As a matter of fact, it was a problem.

  • 2 typographical errors: an extra space before a comma and the misspelling of Del's name as Dell. Come on, guys, you gotta try harder.
Also, I've nticed that Sandford's novels have common pacing: 250-275 pages of chasing herrings and investigating followed by 50-75 pages of manic chase the real criminal action. As such, the climaxes often are forced and kinda rush past you. This book is no exception.

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