Customer Reviews
Another excellent thriller from a great author - By: Mr. P. Davis, 05 Jul 2008 
This was an excellent read. The charactersin the series have all moved on, & it probably would need to be read as part of the series to get the most of it. I for one, did not see the end coming. Read thisin 2 sittings, must tell you something.
A `thriller' with no thrill - By: Snapdragon, 04 Jul 2008 
This was the first of the Lucas Davenport novels that I had read although I understand that `Phantom Prey' is one novelin an established series. The novel begins when a woman returns home to find a small amount of blood on one of the walls of her home, & also that her daughter missing. There follow a number of murders of other young people involved on the local Goth scene, apparently by someone described as a `fairy' - a young petite Goth woman with long black hair & a slight figure. Lucas Davenport investigates at the request of his wife, who knows the mother of the first victim.
I am willing to concede that, as I have not read the other booksin this series, I might not have benefitted from the development of the characters over the course of the series. However, I have read other books which are part of a series which stand alone & give an adequate enough portrayal of the characters for you to understand them & their motivation. This wasn't one of them. The characters were, without exception, one dimensional & boring. The plot was laborious & the `twist' was absolutely ridiculous. The explanation of the murders wasn't really an explanation at all, & left many loose ends.
Really, really lame & I won't be reading another one. This doesn't even make for passable beach reading. If you want a decent thriller try Chris Simm's `Shifting Skin', at least that won't leave you feeling like you'd wasted four hours of your life!
Latest in Prey series. - By: R. Ward, 04 Jul 2008 This long running series continues with another solid outing for Sandford's Lucas Davenport. At his wife's request Davenport looks into the case of a wealthy widow's missing daughter. There is also the stakeout of an attractive gangster's moll & a particularly nasty character turning up to deal with. Other reviewers haven't enjoyed the main character's momentsin this book but I disagree. In fact they are what makes it all the more enjoyable, especially the scene where he is trying to figure out what took place at the scene of the crime. I'd recommend starting at the beginning of the Prey series to get the most from these top notch cop stories.
Phantom Prey - By: J. K. King, 28 Jun 2008 
I looked forward to reading this book as soon as it was released. It was alright but nowhere near as good as his other books. On the whole it was a dissapointment. Sorry John but you need to pull your socks up & get back to writing the cracking thrillers that we know you can write. I feel that you have let Lucas Davenport down.
Phantom plot - By: D Stuart, 23 Jun 2008 
I have read & enjoyed most of the previous booksin the "Prey" series. Phanton Prey is without doubt one of the poorest books . I have readin a long time.To say there is a plot is a joke. I don't want to spoil anyone's enjoyment by revealing the "twists"in the story but the novel is a collection of Lucas Davenport moments where he bonds with colleagues juxtaposed with the witterings of the villain . I hurried to finish this book, missing out chunks of the textin my anxiety to get it finished.
