It is a I received a free advance copy from NetGalley for review. Ocean Spray? What kind of a name is that for a book? What’s it about? The history of the drink? Or is it a biography of the guy who made the viral video of him skateboarding and drinking Ocean Spray while he lip synced that Fleetwood Mac song? I mean, that was cool and all, but how are you gonnna do a whole book about… What’s that? It’s not Ocean SPRAY, but instead it’s Ocean PREY? Well, that sounds like a John Sandford title. I received a free advance copy from NetGalley for review. Didn’t matter I still loved the story and I’m looking forward to the next one.ĭavid Putnam Author of the Bruno Johnson series. Not because of clues given by the author but because of MAR, motivation, action, reaction, the setup to the killing, I spotted the structure. I have to say (without spoiling the story) that the book tugged on some emotional heart strings in one particular killing that I saw coming. The crooks have their own points of view during the chase. If you enjoy police procedurals, this is one of the best ones in the genre. Not so, the ending overshadowed the shooting and more. Early on in the story there is a dynamic scene, a shooting that I thought would be difficult to top in the ending or climax to the story. This book combines two of my favorite characters Davenport and Flowers. There is something about the unique structure, the voice that just pulls this reader in and doesn’t let go. I’ve read all his of his Davenport and Virgil Flowers books multiple times. But let me say I am a little biased, for this genre Sanford is my number one go-to. With Ocean Prey, Sanford is back, what a great read. The last few of Sanford have been good but not quite up to some of his really spectacular books. Sometimes a series can wane or diminish in story, character and voice, the author getting tired of writing the same old thing. There is somet Ocean Prey 5-2021Įxcellent read, loved this one. Ocean Prey 5-2021 Excellent read, loved this one. It is part of the "Prey" series but Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers share the billing it is considered the most recent in both series.more The latest for each, "Ocean Prey," was published in April 2021. Librarian's note: as of 2021, there are 31 volumes in John Sandford's Lucas Davenport "Prey" series and 13 in his "Virgil Flowers" series. The case turns even more lethal and Davenport needs to bring in every asset he can find, including a detective with a fundamentally criminal mind: Virgil Flowers. When the FBI's investigation stalls out, Lucas Davenport of the U.S. They're federal officers killed on the job, which means the case is the FBI's turf. None of it makes sense unless there's something hinky going on, and his hunch is proven correct when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed. a diver who was apparently alone, without his own boat, in the middle of the ocean. It's a snazzy craft, slick and outfitted with extra horsepower, and is zipping along until it slows to pick up a surfaced diver. a diver who was apparently alone, without his own boat, in the middle o An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family in the Atlantic just off south Florida when he sees, and then calls in, some suspicious behavior in a nearby boat. An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family in the Atlantic just off south Florida when he sees, and then calls in, some suspicious behavior in a nearby boat.
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