Rhymes With Prey: Lincoln Rhyme vs. Lucas Davenport
By Jeffery Deaver and John Sandford
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The last time Lucas Davenport traveled from his home in Minnesota to New York City, it was to help his friend, NYPD detective Lily Rothenburg, catch a serial killer who was terrorizing the streets of Manhattan. So it’s no surprise that Lily would ask him back to consult on another difficult case—this time, one she can’t trust to her fellow NYC cops. Teaming up with New York’s finest forensic mind, the irascible and brilliant Lincoln Rhyme, and Lincoln’s partner Amelia Sachs, they set out to investigate the deaths of four young women, all illegal Mexicans, all of whom seem to be connected to the drug trade. The problem is: the killings may not be cartel hits—they may be carried out by corrupt cops looking to get information, and then silence the source.
Or, as the veteran investigators will soon discover, they could be dealing with a very different kind of killer—and to draw him out, Lily and Amelia will have to pose as bait.
For more exciting pairs, check out all eleven short stories in FaceOff!
Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is the #1 internationally bestselling author of forty-four novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages. His first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie and a hit television series on NBC. He’s received or been shortlisted for a number of awards around the world, including Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers and the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers’ Association in the United Kingdom. In 2014, he was the recipient of three lifetime achievement awards. He has been named a Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It was kinda slow, but I did like the interaction of all the players involved.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5“And heaven help you if you ever strike up a conversation with a stranger in a bar.”Lucas and Lily travel to NYC to team up with Lincoln and Amelia to figure out who has killed and tortured four females who were connected to the drug trade. It's not really much of a case, and the twist wasn't really that twisty. I think this crossover idea was a good one, but this story was just so-so.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved this little collaboration between two of my favorite modern-day detectives. Deaver and Sandford are truly masters of their field.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent and seamless collaboration from two of the best in the business. Lots of twists and turns in just a short story but all played their team roles with adequate elan and snappy dialogue.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great story by two of my favorite authors. When Lucas Davenport and Lincoln Rhyme get together to solve a crime that involves dirty cops, a sadistic artist, and a serial murderer from Lucas's past, the action doesn't stop until the bad guys are tracked down and disposed of as only these two icons can do. Loved it.
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Rhymes with Prey
Jeffery Deaver and John Sandford
From the anthology FaceOff
Simon & Schuster
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JEFFERY DEAVER
VS. JOHN SANDFORD
Combining Lincoln Rhyme and Lucas Davenport in a single adventure seemed an insurmountable problem. Rhyme, the hero of Jeffery Deaver’s series that began with The Bone Collector (1997), is a quadriplegic and, of necessity, sticks close to home in New York City. Davenport, the star of John Sandford’s Prey series, is an ace investigator living in Minnesota—working presently for that state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
How could the two ever meet?
Fortunately, Davenport’s talents as a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners cop have transported him to the Big Apple before. In Silent Prey (1992), NYPD Detective Lily Rothenburg enlisted Davenport’s aid in nailing the psychotic killer Dr. Michael Bekker, who was prowling the streets of Manhattan. Rhyme, too, has a partner, Detective Amelia Sachs, so Jeff and John decided it was a natural fit for this foursome to join forces to tackle the case of a murderous sculptor for whom art and death are inextricably—and gruesomely—intertwined.
The combination of these four was particularly harmonious since Lucas Davenport and Lily Rothenburg are known for their streetwise policing and skill at psychological profiling—while Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs ply the complementary skill of forensic science. Together, they take on the task of figuring out who’s doing what and why to victims in Lower Manhattan’s chic art scene.
The process of writing this story was seamless. Both John and Jeff are experienced at this sort of thing. Together, they developed an outline, comprising about eight scenes, then divided up the task of writing each one. Jeff handled the crime scene and forensics-oriented portions, John the undercover and street investigations. Rather than writing serially—one section after the other, sending the finished portions to each other—amazingly, they worked simultaneously. When the rough story was finished, they each polished the completed manuscript, combined edits, and, voila, they had a story.
It’s a chilling tale, one filled with each author’s trademark reversals and twists. You’ll think twice about ever walking into an art gallery again.
And heaven help you if you ever strike up a conversation with a stranger in a bar.
Rhymes with Prey
THE NIGHT WAS HOT, AND close, and the midsummer perfume of Central Park West—the odor of melted bubble gum, mixed with discarded cheese pretzels and rotten bananas, or something just like that—seeped into the backseat of the taxi as it cleared Fifty-seventh Street and headed north.
The taxi driver was Pakistani, from Karachi, he said, a slender, mild-mannered man who smelled lightly of cumin with an overlay of Drakkar Noir cologne. He listened to what might have been Pakistani jazz, or Afghani rap, or something even more exotic; the couple in the backseat wouldn’t have known the difference, if there was any difference. When the male passenger asked how big Karachi was, the driver said, More big than New York City, but more small than New York City if includes the suburgers.
The woman said, Really,
with an edge of skepticism.
The Pakistani picked up the skepticism and said, I look in Wiki, and this is what Wiki say.
The male passenger was from Minnesota and, not knowing any better, or because he was rich and didn’t care, overtipped the driver as he and the woman got out of the cab. As it moved away, he said to her, I could use a suburger right now. With catsup and fries.
You just don’t want to deal with Rhyme,
she said. He makes you nervous.
Lucas Davenport looked up at Lincoln Rhyme’s town house, a Victorian pile facing the park, with a weak, old-fashioned light over the doorway. I’m getting over it. When I first went in there, I had a hard time looking at him. That pissed him off. I could feel it, and I feel kinda bad about it.
Didn’t have any trouble looking at Amelia,
said Lily Rothenburg.
Be nice,
Lucas said, as they walked toward the front steps. I’m happily married.
Doesn’t keep you from checking out the market,
Lily said.
I don’t think she’s on the market,
Lucas said. He made a circling motion with an index finger. I mean, can they—?
I don’t know,
Lily said. Why don’t you ask? Just wait until I’m out of there.
Maybe not,
Lucas said. I’m getting over it, but I’m not that far over it. And he’s not exactly Mr. Warmth.
Somebody might say that about you, too,
Lily observed.
Hey. Nobody said that to me while getting busy in my Porsche.
Lily laughed and turned a little pink. Way back, back before their respective marriages, they’d dallied. In fact, Lucas had dallied her brains loose in a Porsche 911, a feat that not everyone thought possible, especially for people their size. A long time ago, when we were young,
she said, as they climbed the steps to Lincoln’s front door. I was slender as a fairy then.
Lucas was a tall man,