The ending of Certain Prey is predictable, but the ride itself is fun and suspenseful. Certain Prey is like addicting brain candy - you'll devour it non-stop until it's over, when you realize you gained nothing in the way of knowledge but experienced hours of entertainment. I'm a huge fan of police procedural, violent, contemporary crime novels, as well as true crime.
Tenured detective Lucas Davenport eventually figures out that Carmel is up to no good, and pulls out all the stops to incriminate both women - if he can catch them. While readers can understand more of Clara and her background and motives as a professional killer, it's actually more evident that Carmel is the biggest, craziest monster of all. When Carmel finds herself being blackmailed by the person who put her in contact with hitwoman Clara, the two dangerous women begin to conspire to kill anyone who gets in the way.Ĭertain Prey is an entertaining glance into some sick and twisted characters, mainly Carmel who is clearly psychotic. The problem is that Hale is married, so Carmel hires a hitman (actually a hitwoman in this case) named Clara Rinker who kills Hale's wife Barbara so Carmel can move in on her "prey". It was extremely hard for me to put this novel down.Ĭertain Prey is about a beautiful and successful lawyer named Carmel Loan, who has her sights set on another handsome attorney named Hale Allen. There are a few exceptions to the rule including Jeffery Deaver, Phillip Margolin and Nora Roberts, so I was pleasantly surprised at how Certain Prey by John Sandford really grabbed me. And when a woman like Clara has the advantage, no one is safe.I usually NEVER read books that fall into the grocery store/airport/gift shop mass market category. She knows how to penetrate them, and how to use them. Lucas Davenport has no idea of the toll this case is about to take on him. This time, there's one loose end that's hard to shake. Clara usually knows how to deal with loose ends: cut them off, one by one, until they're all gone.
Her latest hit sounds simple: a defense attorney wants a rival eliminated. She just goes about her business, collects her money, and goes home. ) Lucas Davenport Novels-now with a New Introduction by the Author.Ĭlara Rinker is twenty-eight, beautiful, charmingly southern-and the best hit woman in the business.
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