Stibbe does an excellent job of capturing the innermost thoughts of the young girl her guilt about an argument she had with Bree before her disappearance, her determination to learn what has happened to her friend, and her ability to pursue the man she suspects has kidnapped Brianna. The story is told both through JessieвЂ™s eyes as well as MalinвЂ™s and TemekeвЂ™s. While Jessie searches for Bree, she notifies the police, drawing Temeke and Santiago into the case. The girls had been searching for a rare bird, an arctic gyrfalcon, and had seen a gray-haired man with a shotgun who they suspected was hunting the same bird. Waking in the tent to discover Bree is gone along with a gun Jessie had brought for protection, the seventeen-year-old sets out to find her. When her best friend, Brianna Ortiz, disappears from their tent while on a camping trip, Jessie is thrown into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a deadly opponent. Easy Prey features a fascinating character, Jessie Bowman, who embodies the indestructible illusion of youth. I found myself rooting for her as she battles against enormous odds.ДЄ truly twisty plot, tense and suspenseful action and a thrilling climax.ДЄs a fan of Detective Temeke and his partner Malin Santiago, I was delighted to see a new book in the series. The offspring of an overbearing soldier father, sheвЂ™s struggling with low self esteem and the seemingly impossible task to live up to her fatherвЂ™s expectations. I particularly liked the fact that teen lead Jessie isnвЂ™t a вЂprom queenвЂ™ heroine but instead, despite being gifted, sheвЂ™s considered the least likely and least popular of her peers. A love interest for Santiago doesnвЂ™t go unnoticed by Temeke.which will be of interest to all those readers, like me, who are watching the вЂwill they wonвЂ™t theyвЂ™ play out. Temeke and Santiago share a wonderfully abrasive chemistry and in вЂEasy PreyвЂ™ we see further development of their characters both professionally and personally. I found it enthralling and balanced well with the flow of the story without slowing the action. As the story develops over a short time period you get the sense of a ticking clock in the background ranking up the tension and there are more than a few nail-biting вЂlook behind youвЂ™ moments.ДЄs with previous books in this series, those who enjoy police procedurals will appreciate the insights into how crime scenes are processed. The disappearance of a second girl initiates a chilling cat and mouse game played out between killer and prey and for once Temeke is playing catch-up. There is a lot going on with a teen murder and the theft of rare birds to keep Temeke and Santiago on their toes. This is a pacy read which I thoroughly enjoyed.

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