Certain Prey by John Sandford
What Does It Take To Build A Sociopath?
On the surface, Carmel Loan and Clara Rinker couldn't be more different.
Carmel is one of the best criminal defense lawyers in Minneapolis - as a
result she has the fancy apartment, nice clothes, high profile car - she
seems to have it all. Meanwhile, Clara left home when she was in her
early teens because her stepfather was molesting her and became a
stripper. One night after the bar closed, a drunken patron raped her in the
parking lot - she arranged help from the owners of the bar for her revenge
and ended up killing him. From this stemmed her career as an assassin -
and one of the best in the country. She also makes a lot of money, but
doesn't dare to live such a high-profile life, because to all appearances she
only owns a bar in Wichita, KS while she attends school. Nonetheless,
they have one thing in common - they are very good at arranging murder.
Carmel saw one thing she wanted that she could not have - another lawyer
at her firm called Allen Hale. The problem was, he was married. So sh e
contacted one of her clients, who put her in touch with Clara to arrange the
murder of Barbara Hale. Clara is a professional and things almost go
perfectly - except the client to whom Carmel went for this information
videotaped her, and is now blackmailing her. So, she and Clara need to
clean up. As each cleaning up leads to additional complications, the
bodies begin to pile up and Lucas Davenport begins to smell a rat.
Intricately plotted, this is a terrifically fun book in many ways. While
Carmel is a not-very-nice person (she is a lawyer, after all), you can't help
but almost like Clara. After all, she bears no malice - it is just a job to her.
Many misdirects and close calls leave Lucas and co. flustered as they just
keep "missing by inches" when it comes to catching up with Clara.
This is one of my favorite books in the series, mostly because of the
introduction of Clara. I wish things had turned out differently for her (she
shows up on a subsequent book) and she had turned into a returning
character, but no such luck. At any rate, I highly recommend this book to
anyone who enjoys the "Prey" series, a good thriller and/or a book with
interesting anti-heroes.
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