Golden Prey
Overview: Thanks to some very influential people whose lives he saved, Lucas is no longer working for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension but for the U.S. Marshals Service, and with unusual scope. He gets to pick his own cases, whatever they are, wherever they lead him.
And where they’ve led him this time is into real trouble. A Biloxi, Mississippi, drug-cartel counting house gets robbed, and suitcases full of cash disappear, leaving behind five bodies including that of a six-year old girl. Davenport takes the case, which quickly spirals out of control as cartel assassins – including a torturer known as the “queen of home-improvement tools” compete with Davenport to find the Dixie Hicks shooters who knocked over the counting house. Things get ugly real fast, and neither the cartel killers nor the holdup men give a damn about whose lives Davenport might have saved: to them he’s just another large target.
Pages: 400 Pages
Writer: John Sandford
Recommendations:
I stumbled upon this book without realizing that there were already a bunch of other books featuring the same main character. Despite that, I could sense that there was more to this character than meets the eye. And guess what? I didn’t feel like I was missing out on anything by not having read the other books.
The story revolves around Lucas Davenport, a U.S. Marshal who’s not only rich but also well-connected. He pretty much gets to call the shots and handle cases that interest him, while ignoring the ones that don’t. He’s a natural-born hunter, especially when it comes to tracking down bad guys. So, when a supposedly dead person pulls off a job that results in a young girl getting shot, Davenport can’t resist getting involved. He dives headfirst into the manhunt, leaving others in the dust.
From the get-go, this story had me hooked. It’s action-packed and full of suspense, keeping you on the edge of your seat as you wonder if the bad guys will ever be caught. The plot feels eerily realistic, with the bad guys being tracked down through mundane things like gas bills and driver’s licenses. As the body count rises, Davenport starts to question if he’s the one being hunted.
While I enjoyed the book overall, there were moments where I found myself getting a bit annoyed. The story had a habit of repeating events from different perspectives, making it hard to keep track of the timeline. It would’ve been nice if the author had found a smoother way to tell the story without all the backtracking.
Despite that, I still had a blast reading this book. Lucas Davenport is a character you can’t help but root for, and now I’m itching to go back and read more about his adventures. I want to see how he ended up where he is now. This book is definitely worth your time, so go ahead and give it a read