Re: Mystery recommendations from SF preferences

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 01:00:36 GMT, "Dana Blackwell"
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>Lee DeRaud wrote:
>
>> How about the John Sandford "Prey" books?
>
>I've never read any Sandford. A quick look at Amazon tells me that there
>are at least 14 books in the series. I note a special offer of a
>three-in-one hardback for $15.28 Cdn, comprising Mind Prey, Sudden Prey
>and Secret Prey. Worth a try? Can you start mid-series?

Worth a try, yes -- I liked the first, _Rules of Prey_, quite a bit. 

Starting mid-series is not such a good idea, though -- the backstory
does accumulate, and also the lead character gets less interesting, as
his successes in the earlier books have led to him becoming something
of a local celebrity hero, rather than the troublesome loner he was in
the first few.  He's more fun as an outsider.

(Yes, this means the character does grow and develop, and isn't re-set
to zero at the end of each book or start of the next.  Whether you
consider this a positive or a negative is a matter of taste.)