The state’s Democratic governor senses something amiss and fears that if it turns out this is a frame-up, Democrats up and down the ticket will suffer in the election. The plan works: Smalls is accused and vilified, and despite his denials, Grant pulls ahead in the polls. Planting kiddie porn is the main tactic used by her and her henchmen in “Silken Prey.” One of her operatives rigs up Smalls’s Minneapolis office computer so that the next time anyone touches it, up comes a batch of vile photos. Her guiding principle is pure expediency: If it’s likely to work and can’t be traced to her, she’ll greenlight it. No trick is too dirty for Grant to play in carrying out her plan, no crime too odious to commit. Step One is to wrest away the Minnesota Senate seat held by conservative Republican Porter Smalls. Sandford prefers his villains on the barmy side, and this time he’s created a nut job par excellence: Taryn Grant, the “silken Machiavelli,” a gorgeous, young Democratic politician - and sociopath - who has mapped out her reckless path all the way to the presidency of the United States. “Silken Prey” is the 23rd installment of his “Prey” series featuring Twin Cities detective Lucas Davenport, and quality control remains virtually unimpaired. But almost alone among such pillars of productivity ( Ruth Rendell is another exception), Sandford doesn’t just go through the motions to meet contractual obligations. Like many mystery writers, he keeps cranking them out, and the list of his works lengthens with daunting regularity. It’s easy to take John Sandford for granted.
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