Sentence Prey

"Three of them, hard men carrying nylon bags, wearing work jackets, Carhartts and Levi's, all of them with facial hair."

That is the first sentence of this book,

John Sanford's Storm Prey.

So why am I sharing this with you?

Because this opening "sentence"

drives me crazy!

I can't leave it alone!

Why would John Sanford begin his new

novel with this jumble of a sentence?

No, I am not the grammar police.

No, I do not always follow grammar rules

when I am writing.

In fact, I am not a rule follower in general.

I don't like rules.

Surprised?

Maybe it is just me.

Perhaps this opening sentence did not

capture the attention of other readers.

I just think Sanford should have paid

more attention to his first sentence.

Just saying...

You know John Sanford, don't you?

Sanford also wrote:

Rules of Prey

Shadow Prey

Eyes of Prey

Silent Prey

Winter Prey

Night Prey

Mind Prey

Sudden Prey

Secret Prey

Certain Prey

Easy Prey

Chosen Prey

Mortal Prey

Naked Prey

Hidden Prey

Broken Prey

Invisible Prey

Phantom Prey

Wicked Prey

See?

Sanford is a very religious man!

He writes a lot about praying!

What?

His books aren't about that kind of praying?

Oh...PREY!

Prey, as in an animal which is hunted,

or a person who is a victim of an enemy?

Well, whatever.

All I know is that after I read one of his novels,

I usually say a prayer.

I pray that I won't ever meet one of his twisted villains!

I also pray that Lucas Davenport

or Virgil Flowers

might just drop by my house for a few minutes...

or hours...

or days.

These two sexy cops can check out

my crime scene at any time...

if you know what I mean!

What?

Lucas and Virgil aren't real?

Well, thanks, John Sanford for almost

messing up my happy home with Lurch!

Did you have to create your characters

to be so dang real?

Wow! How did we end up here?

Sanford, just check out your first sentence

in your next novel.

Okay?

Virgil, Lucas...call me!