...snapping pace ... The whole trip comes to a brakes-to-the-floor screeching stop with one sly little twisting slide that will leave you — believe it or not — grinning. Climb on in.
...a fresh new chapter to Sandford’s series, which now feels as though it could continue on forever ... Sandford uses quick pacing and sharp dialogue to keep the plot moving ... With Golden Prey, John Sandford successfully breathes new life into his most famous series
Taking a mere six pages to set the scene and introduce the players, Sandford kicks the story into motion ... Sandford’s characterization of Davenport becomes increasingly cursory in each progressive book. His effort here doesn’t even qualify as one-dimensional; it’s more like two-thirds of a dimension ... when you’re on book No. 27, it can be hard to find new ways to say the same old things about your protagonist.
A great aspect of the story is Sandford’s power of storytelling which shines through the pages and takes the reader through a plot which has set the stage for the avowed maverick.