Neon Prey

A Prey Novel, Book 29

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Lucas Davenport tracks a prolific serial killer in this nail-biting #1 New York Times-bestseller from John Sandford.

Clayton Deese looks like a small-time criminal, muscle for hire when his loan shark boss needs to teach someone a lesson. Now, seven months after a job that went south and landed him in jail, Deese has skipped out on bail, and the U.S. Marshals come looking for him. They don't much care about a low-level guy--it's his boss they want--but Deese might be their best chance to bring down the whole operation.

Then, they step onto a dirt trail behind Deese's rural Louisiana cabin and find a jungle full of graves.

Now Lucas Davenport is on the trail of a serial killer who has been operating for years without notice. His quarry is ruthless, and--as Davenport will come to find--full of surprises . . .

Critic reviews

“[Sandford is] his usual entertaining self in this hard-core adventure....Davenport is an inspired creation.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

“The Prey novels are wildly entertaining with their clever plotting, mordant humor, and smart-ass dialogue. This one doesn't break the pattern.”—Booklist

Praise for John Sandford’s Prey Novels

“Relentlessly swift...genuinely suspenseful...excellent.”—Los Angeles Times

“Sandford is a writer in control of his craft.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“Excellent...compelling...everything works.”—USA Today

“Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills...a hell of a ride.”—Houston Chronicle

“Crackling, page-turning tension...great scary fun.”—The New York Daily News

“Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”—Detroit News

“Positively chilling.”—St. Petersburg Times

“Just right for fans of The Silence of the Lambs.”—Booklist

“One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch

“Ice-pick chills...excruciatingly tense...a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

not his best work

struggled to finish it. had to listen very carefully to keep the stroy in mind.

Good, but rougher scene then past novels

Three years ago I collected all of the Davenport series. I’ve enjoy them for storytelling and performance. Also I was born in northern Minnesota and went to college in Minneapolis. So these books are easy to see in my mind. That being said I miss Minnesota more and more as we explore U.S. Marshal Davenport.

Great drama and chase, be warned a pretty rough assault scene on a female character.

John Sanford is just a very good writer!

My wife and I have loved reading/listening to all of the PREY books. And the reader (Ferrone) has been there consistently ... and that makes it even better.

another classic!

I really love Lucas in the Marshall Service and Love Bob and Ray 💙

Excellent Davenport

This was a terrific story, and a really good performance. The only reason I gave it a 4 stars (really, 4.5) is because there were a couple of spots where the detectives should have known/heard, etc. Pushed me out of the story, but not for long.
Overall, a really good read/listen!