1/5/2024 0 Comments Silken prey bookLucas has a long history of dealing with the political and media angles on behalf of his bosses, but this one could be a whole new level of trouble with both campaigns just waiting to cry shenanigans at any hint of wrongdoing. So the governor quietly calls in Davenport and asks him to quickly determine if the kiddie porn was planted on Smalls’ computer. However, Minnesota’s governor fears that Smalls has been framed, and not only could that kick off an unacceptable escalation of dirty politics, it could also turn into a major scandal that would rock the Democratic party. It seems like his challenger, the uber-wealthy heiress Democrat Taryn Grant, will easily win the election. Incumbent Republican Senator Porter Smalls hasn’t let his conservative politics keep him from having a couple of sex scandals, and he just got caught with child pornography on his laptop. Original Review: Lucas Davenport has faced all kinds of dangerous homicidal maniacs in his long career, but he may have finally met his match when going up against a beautiful billionaire with political ambitions and a couple of killers on her payroll. I think it's obvious that John Sandford has either invented time travel or has the gift of prophecy.* But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem that's vulnerable to the slightest criticism. "Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. Here's the Mayo Clinic's definition of that condition: But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-e *Update 10/14/16 - Three years ago John Sandford published this book which features a wealthy political candidate for a major office campaigning while suffering from a narcissistic personality disorder. Here's the Mayo Clinic's definition of that condition: "Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. ![]() No matter who gets in the way.*Update 10/14/16 - Three years ago John Sandford published this book which features a wealthy political candidate for a major office campaigning while suffering from a narcissistic personality disorder. She has very definite ideas about the way the world should work, and the money, ruthlessness and sheer will to make it happen. Davenport is investigating the smear when the trail leads to the man's disappearance, then - very troublingly - to the Minneapolis police department, then - most troublingly of all - to a woman who could give Machiavelli lessons. Instead, he gets only a small one - 9 millimeters, to be exact. The blackmail demand should yield some pretty large numbers, he thinks. senator with a vicious smear, to open the way for an ambitious, take-no-prisoners heiress who sees the Senate as merely a stepping-stone, he decides his payoff should be larger. A Minnesota political fixer has hit the jackpot - or so he thinks. Lucas Davenport's going to be lucky to get out of this one alive. Murder, scandal, political espionage and an extremely dangerous woman. ![]() ![]()
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