Twisted Prey by John SandfordMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Jacket Blurb: Lucas Davenport confronts an old nemesis, now more powerful than ever as a U.S. senator, in the thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Prey series
Lucas Davenport had crossed paths with her before.
A rich psychopath, Taryn Grant had run successfully for the U.S. Senate, where Lucas had predicted she’d fit right in. He was also convinced that she’d been responsible for three murders, though he’d never been able to prove it. Once a psychopath had gotten that kind of rush, though, he or she often needed another fix, so he figured he might be seeing her again.
He was right. A federal marshal now, with a very wide scope of investigation, he’s heard rumors that Grant has found her seat on the Senate intelligence committee, and the contacts she’s made from it, to be very…useful. Pinning those rumors down was likely to be just as difficult as before, and considerably more dangerous.
But they had unfinished business, he and Grant. One way or the other, he was going to see it through to the end.
Read as an audio book.
I enjoyed this latest installment, which picks up a plot line form Silken Prey (Davenport #23), but a plot line I wasn't entirely thrilled with.
Premise of the book is another assassination attempt has been made on Senator Porter Smalls life, and he's convinced it's Taryn Grant. Again. A call to Lucas brings Lucas to Washington DC and Virginia. As he starts to investigate, he finds himself continuously stonewalled. With a little help from Rae and Bob, they slowly peel back the layers and the bodies start to stack up, Davenport begins to question if they will ever get to the person at the top. But then, maybe he doesn't have to.
As I've stated in other Davenport and Virgil reviews, I generally don't care for knowing what the antagonist is up to. In this installment, I found myself looking forward to hearing what the antagonists are doing or were going to do next. I thought these interludes added to the story this time, fleshed out the background, and added to the plot more so than just bringing an element of creepiness or gore.
There isn't a heck of a lot of suspense in this book and it's a matter of letting the plot spool out. Which for a commute book is actually enjoyable - I can let the miles roll by and nobody has to watch the crazy lady in the car next to them bang her head on the steering wheel in frustration.
The aspects I enjoyed in this: Davenport shopping for clothes, Davenport introducing Bob to a fitted suit, his relationship with Rae and Bob, and how Davenport uses the people and skills around him to solve a mystery. He doesn't assume he's the only one who can figure this out, but relies on others to help him put the pieces together. I really enjoy that dynamic.
Sandford does give favorite past characters a nod, Weather, Letty and Virgil and more make an appearance. I have mixed thoughts on this in books, but meh, a small thing and to be expected.
While Twisted Prey wasn't the most gripping Davenport book I've read, it was a very enjoyable read. Recommended if you've read the first 27 books, and especially if you've read Silken Prey (#23).
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