Saturday, January 20, 2024

Book Review of Judgment Prey by John Sandford

 Author John Sandford has written 32 books in his 'Prey' series. Each book in the Prey Series has the word 'Prey' in the title and the main character is Lucus Davenport. In the earliest novels, Lucus is a police officer for the Minneapolis Police Department. Later novels have him with the Minnesota BCA (Bureau of Criminal Apprehension) and then with the U.S. Marshall's office.


Sandford has also written another series of books starring Virgil Flowers, who once worked with the St. Paul, MN police department and now for the Minnesota BCA. 


Throughout these two series, the reader finds intermittent interaction between Lucus and Virgil.  Now, for the first time, Sandford has combined these two characters in their own Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers novel in his latest book, Judgment Prey.


Judgment Prey, a Lucas Davenport & Virgil Flowers Novel by John Sandford


Synopsis of Judgment Prey


As the story begins, Lucus is home recovering from a shoot-out several months earlier at which he was severely wounded. One afternoon he receives a call from his U.S. Marshall's boss about a high-profile murder that just took place near his home in St. Paul. A federal judge and his two young sons have been murdered in their home. Since he's only 5 miles away, his boss wants Lucus to meet up with Virgil Flowers at the Judge's residence to just see what the scene looks like. Reluctantly, he does so.


As it turns out, the FBI and local law enforcement are all stymied as to who the killer is and what reason the killer would have to shoot this family in cold blood. As they hit dead end after dead end, Lucus and Virgil team up to follow both leads and theories until they figure out who killed the Sands family. 


Summary


As with all Sandford novels, the interplay between the characters is fascinating and humerous and interesting. Both Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are delightful characters and Sandford's plots are always outstanding. 

Now that John Sandford has combined my two favorite characters in one novel, I hope he will continue with more books starring them. This Sandford fan would love that, and I loved Judgment Prey (A Prey Novel #33 of 34)!


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*Review of the novel Judgment Prey is written by Wednesday Elf






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13 comments:

  1. I always enjoy John Sanford novels. Thanks for an interesting review.

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    1. Always fun to find a new John Sandford novel, Mary Beth. I know you are a fan too. I've followed the adventures of both Sandford's main characters (Lucas in the Prey series and Virgil in another series), so it was great fun to find them together. Now I've just read that Sandford has ANOTHER Prey novel coming out in April 2024 combining Lucas and his daughter Letty (who has already appeared as a character in her own series) solving a case together. What fun!

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  2. Sounds like a really good read Pat. The plot grabbed me right away. I love a good muder mystery plot so it seems that I would like reading Jonh Sanford. Thanks.

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    1. I knew you liked murder mysteries too, Sam. You'll have to check out John Sandford's books. I've been a fan for years!

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  3. How exciting to have both Lucas and Virgil as main characters in the same novel! Yes, it would be great to have a Lucas and Virgil series, too. I will keep my fingers crossed for Sandford fans!

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    1. It IS exciting, Margaret, to Sandford fans! And I just saw that the next Prey novel - due out in April - will combine two more characters - Lucus Davenport and his daughter, Letty Davenport - in solving a crime that could have world-wide implications. Can't wait!

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  4. You always tempt me to start reading your recommended murder and suspense thrillers! I just need to read during the daylight hours so I don't scare myself :) This sounds like a great series and probably the one I should start with. Thank you for the encouragement and the recommendation!

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    1. Sandford books are not really 'scary', Mouse. There is a lot of humor in the stories and between the characters and his descriptions of Minnesota weather is interesting. Seems Minnesotans complain about the heat and humidity and mosquitoes in the summer (while enjoying the plentiful fishing) and about the bitter cold in the winter (despite enjoying outdoor sports of skiing and snow mobiles). They are a contradiction that amuses me.

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  5. I have read this author before and enjoyed his books, so I will have a look see for this one too. A good mystery novel is always welcome on my to read list. Thanks Pat.

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    1. I know you have enjoyed John Sandford novels in the past, Olivia. I think you'd enjoy this latest.

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  6. I can imagine that those who follow these series were very intrigued to have the characters brought together like that - sounds like a great book series to dive into

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    1. It is, indeed, Barbara, for this fan of John Sandford. Thanks for visiting my book review of Judgment Prey.

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  7. This sounds like a very interesting plot while not being too scary! I like the sound of the interplay between the characters and the humour in the novel. It all sounds very intriguing and well written. Thank you for your recommendation!

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