Invisible Prey — the crackling addition to John Sandford's Prey series finds detective Lucas Davenport investigating the murder of a Minnesota grande dame during a home-invasion robbery. As Davenport uncovers a link between the killing and a conspiracy to sell rare antiques, he juggles a separate investigation into a smarmy politician suspected of statutory rape. Eventually, the two cases collide. This installment introduces a trio of such vivid new villains — one emaciated scoundrel is described as ''a Manga cartoon character when the crime boss fetches her out of the dungeon''— that the normally charismatic Davenport actually seems dull in comparison. B+
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