Sandford, John. Silent Prey (1992)Berkley Books, $6.99 paperback ISBN 0 425 13756 2 This book opens with the escape of Michael Bekker on the day the jury begins deliberation at his trial. Soon bodies with no eyelids start turning up in New York City and scientific journals begin receiving long, scholarly papers from Bekker …
Sandford, John. Eyes of Prey (1991). In John Sandford: Three Complete Novels G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 725 pages, hardcover ISBN 0-399-14007-7 At the end of Shadow Prey Jennifer, Davenport’s former girlfriend, and Sarah, their baby, are wounded in a shootout. After this experience Jennifer has withdrawn from Lucas and now allows him to see Sarah only …
Sandford, John. Shadow Prey (1990). In John Sandford: Three Complete Novels G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 725 pages, hardcover ISBN 0-399-14007-7 A slumlord in Minneapolis, a politician in New York City, and a judge in Oklahoma City are all murdered in the same way. All are connected back to Minnesota’s Native American community, where Lucas Davenport …
Sandford, John. Rules of Prey (1989). In John Sandford: Three Complete Novels G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 725 pages, hardcover ISBN 0-399-14007-7 In this introductory novel Minneapolis homicide detective Lucas Davenport, creator of computer games in his spare time, faces an intelligent serial killer who leaves behind messages stating his rules for avoiding detection. As the chase …
John Sandford is the pseudonym of author and journalist John Camp, who won the Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1986 and the Distinguished Writing Award of the American Society of Newspaper Editors for 1985. Camp was born in 1944 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He attended the University of Iowa, where he received a bachelor’s degree …
McDermid, Val. Crack Down (1994)Harper, 246 pages, $4.99 paperback ISBN 0 06 104394 X British private investigator Kate Brannigan is one half of the firm Mortensen and Brannigan, which specializes in white collar crime, particularly financial and computer fraud. The book opens with Kate and her boyfriend, freelance rock journalist Richard Barclay, posing as …
Grafton, Sue. “M” is for Malice (1996)Henry Holt and Company, 300 pages, $25.00 hardcover ISBN 0 8050 3637 7 “M” is for melancholy, the mood in which we find Kinsey Millhone at the beginning of this book: Ah, January. The holidays had left me feeling restless and the advent of the new year generated …
Grafton, Sue. “L” is for Lawless (1995) Holt, 290 pages, $24.00 hardcoverISBN 0-8050-1937-5 Many critics called “K” is for Killer Grafton’s darkest, most disturbing novel. Grafton herself may have felt the same way, because “L” is for Lawless seems to be a concerted attempt at humor. The novel opens in comical circumstances: Henry Pitts, Kinsey’s …
Woods, Stuart. Choke (1995) Harper Collins, 280 pages, $23.00 hardcover ISBN 0-06-017667-9 Twenty some years ago Chuck Chandler choked. Right on Centre Court at Wimbledon. He squandered three match points, then went on to lose the most prestigious championship in tennis. It’s 1995 when we next see Chuck, who has just arrived in Key …
Grafton, Sue. “K” is for Killer (1994)Holt, 285 pages, $22.95 hardcoverISBN 0-8050-1936-7 Janice Kepler is having trouble coping with her daughter’s death. She’s joined a support group but finds it little comfort. One night she leaves the group meeting early and sees a light on in the office of Millhone Investigations. Janice explains to Kinsey …
