![]() ![]() ![]() I'm just surprised than John Sandford allowed this presentation to be completed in this fashion, and with this casting and portrayal of the character who is the most significant aspect of an outstanding, diversified writing career. ![]() But his resemblance of the character, and his presentation of the role in this flick, is farther afield than: (a) Mickey Roonery as Rhett Butler (b) Woody Allen as Huey Long (c) George Hamilton as Malcolm X (d) or even Yakov Smirnoff as Abraham Lincoln. shrink, but should visit a team in Vienna. But - whoever thought-up this presentation should seek counseling, not just from a U.S. Since my first readings of all three, I haven't failed once to get every new offering at retail/hardcover, as soon as available. However, with characters like these, you never tire of them, and look forward eagerly to their next appearances. Being the most prolific of the three, you'll see a bit more of Lucas than Stone or Archie. All three authors have developed these key characters (along with their main cohorts) so that you have the most vivid pictures of them in your mind. And he's a bit "rougher" than the other two fellows, but perhaps even a bit smarter, and like them, well-to-do and probably the richest of the three. Lucas spends a great deal of his time up to his ass in snow and ice in the north country, in Minneapolis and other parts of Minnesota, North Dakota, etc. The "Prey" novels are all superb, and amount to the best efforts in this genre, ever. However, John Sandford's Lucas Davenport is a character equal to, and perhaps even a bit more interesting than these other two handsome, urbane and competent investigators. Stuart Woods has created a character, Stone Barrington, a well-to-do New York City lawyer and ex-police officer, who troubleshoots the important cases for a major law firm where intrigue and danger are involved. After his death, these novels were undertaken by Vincent Lardo, who has maintained the character/series (in my opinion) even better than Mr. The late Lawrence Sanders created one of the most interesting characters and series of novels with Archie McNally, the witty, erudite and completely engaging playboy-investigator for his father's prestigious Palm Beach law firm. Better yet, get Rules Of Prey (the first of nine Lucas Davenport novels by Sandford thus far) and start the journey the right way. Then, I decided that I wanted to write this review, so I struggled through it for the sake of 'knowing what I was writing about.' If you are tempted to see this as a re-run, don't. Within the first five minutes, I was tempted to turn it off. In case you hadn't noticed, I didn't like this movie. LaSalle's Lucas Davenport is just another TV cop who is Superman - doing everything himself, surrounded by cops who would be lost without him. One of the reasons I like the characters in the novels is that they are real. The only two characters in the TV movie that even closely resembled the picture I had in my mind's eye are Bill MacDonald as Detective Sloan and Jayne Eastwood as Police Chief Roux and their characters were barely developed to the point where I could like them as much as their parchment-dwelling counterparts. Don't let the disappointment of this Hollywood-ized version lead you to believe that Sandford is just another hack. If you haven't read any of Sandford's books, start now. (I thought I saw him name somewhere as a Producer). Even though I don't consider myself a purist, Eric LaSalle has taken way too many liberties in adapting this great novel to suit his needs/wants. His Archy McNally series was continued by author Vincent Lardo.If you are a fan of John Sandford's awesome Prey novels, you will NOT like this movie. It deals with a plot by a group of criminals to rob a luxury apartment building. He wrote his first novel, The Anderson Tapes, in 1970 at the age of 50 and in 1971 received the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for best first novel. Sanders was a former magazine editorial writer and later turned to full-time fiction writing. In 1943 he joined the United States Marine Corps and was discharged in 1946. He then returned to New York and worked at Macy's Department Store. After public school he attended Wabash College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. Lawrence Sanders was born in Brooklyn in New York City. Lawrence Sanders (March 15, 1920 – February 7, 1998) was an American novelist and short story writer.
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