Yup, this was another fun read. Don't you hate that you can read SO much faster than great authors can actually write? Sandford spends several months toiling over a new book, you read it in a couple of days and grouse about how you can't wait for the next one!

Certainly agree there. I believe I have read all of his Prey books.

I wish I knew how many I've read. I have a lot, though. Over the past few years, I've gone exclusively audio though, and love it because they use the same reader for all the books.

Just a quick post for fun on this drizzly day...

I'm about to start Ocean Prey. I'm looking forward to it. Based on reviews and this thread I have a feeling it's right up my alley. For some reason, I've never read any of Sandford's books. Do you think this book will motivate me to try the separate Flowers and Davenport series? I would love to get hooked on such large collections of good detective novels.

Whaddayathink? :)

They are very different in how they approach things. Davenport shoots and Flowers talks.

Flowers seems to have a number of notches on his guns.

Be glad you’re not a Nelson DeMille fan! Had to wait five years for a new John Corey book

Or...

Do you think it might even be a mistake to make Ocean Prey my first Sandford novel? I hope not...heheh...I'm kinda of excited to start it. But I still welcome your opinion. :)

I would start with the first one but to see if you like it ok to try this one.

I thought this was the first Flowers AND Davenport book. No?

They have been in books together but one or the other has been the dominant character in the book.

I like how the characters have developed during the series of books so if it was me would start at the beginning.

In the Prey series, Davenport has been Flowers' boss over the years in the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, but now Davenport is working for the US Marshall Service. Davenport has always been the protagonist of the Prey novels, with Flowers as a relatively minor character. Then several years ago the author decided to give Flowers his own books, which I have thoroughly enjoyed. The differences in approach between Davenport and Flowers are striking, but the friendship and respect between them is great. Personally I wish Sandford would write a book about two other cops, Shrake and Jenkins, Davenport's "enforcers" in Minnesota. A couple of interesting dudes.