Helpful Score: 3
I started with great anticipation on this 18th installment of the Lucas Davenport series and sadly, did not feel it met the mark. The plot seemed very unbelievable mid-point through the tale. It seems far-fetched that an otherwise intelligent, business-owning widow would become a mindless murdering machine who has not one but two imaginary personalities! It is never explained what brought on this break with reality and how she was able to conduct her business affairs as "normally" as possible without others noticing. The author should have spent a little more time researching multiple personality disorder before writing this thinly-veiled psycho-babble novel.
Judee K. reviewed Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport, Bk 18) (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is a complicated but very fascinating episode for Lucas Davenport and his cohorts in Minnesota. It appears two people are murdering people associated with the Goths, but things are not as they seem. Meanwhile, as a side story, Lucas and Dell are watching a woman in hopes of nabbing her gangster husband. That scenario presents some humor in an otherwise dark storyline. We are spell bound with the twists and turns this book takes right up to the end.
Sallie M. (oldrockandroll) -
This is number 18 in the Lucas Davenport series. I enjoyed this book, but not as much as some of the other books. You see more and more of his personality and quirks with each book. Overall a good read.
