Night Prey

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford.

A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford

He was the best at what he did. A chameleon, invisible... uncatchable. For how could you catch an invisible man

After a two-year break, Lucas Davenport is back on the force and his first job is dealing with state investigator Meagan Connell. Determined to prove a link between a series of particularly brutal attacks on women, Meagan is struggling to be taken seriously. The cops are wary of her, the public thinks she's too political, the feminists thinks she's sold out.

But the more Lucas looks into it, the more he suspects that Meagan is right to fear the worst. Somewhere out there, spying on his unknowing victims at their most intimate moments, lurks a killer of unusual skill and savagery—and he’s only just getting warmed up…

***READERS LOVE THE PREY SERIES***

“John Sandford knows all there is to know about detonating the gut-level shocks of a good thriller.” —The New York Times Book Review

“The best Lucas Davenport story so far. The man has a fine touch for outlaws.” —Stephen King on Golden Prey

“Sandford’s trademark blend of rough humor and deadly action keeps the pages turning until the smile-inducing wrap-up, which reveals the fates of a number of his quirky, memorable characters.” —Publishers Weekly on Golden Prey

“It appears there is no limit to John Sandford’s ability to keep new breath and blood flowing into his Lucas Davenport series. This is a series you must be reading if you are not already” —Bookreporter.com

“Sandford has always been at the top of any list of great mystery writers. His writing and the appeal of his lead character are as fresh as ever” —The Huffington Post

“Sandford is consistently brilliant” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

From a Woman's Perspective

First off, Richard Ferrone owns the Davenport series. But I have to disagree with Sandford and his male fans. As clever as the crimes and their solving are, what really makes the writing work in my ear is the personalities, the humorous banter, the profanity – and Davenport's relationship to women. When it comes to women, Davenport is all in, and so this reader doesn't take kindly to sidelining of the women with whom he gets involved. The absolute best books of the series, in this listener's opinion, are the two early 1990s titles that feature the New York detective Lily Rothenburg ("Shadow Prey" and "Silent Prey"). BUT mine is a minority view. In interviews more than a decade later Sandford said he'd settled on a formula that yields books guaranteed sell at the second tier of popular crime writers, and this formula requires that he leave some established characters behind to make room for new ones. You get the idea that Sandford would NEVER disappoint his publishers by turning in a slightly quirkier book once in a while, even though by now he must be richer than all get-out. I can only imagine a book in which Sandford gives as much time to the web of relationships among his law enforcement cast as to the ins and outs of the bad guys' wiles and depravities. The first several books in the series had a slightly better balance, which made them exceptionally compelling entertainment. Maybe the older this talented storyteller has gotten, the less of an interest he has in libidinous men and women in the prime of life.

Love the ending

Great book as usual, and I love the chapter development of Lucas. Can’t wait to listen to the next book in this series.

Attention to detail and knowing Davenport is always going to take one for the team.

Fantastic story start to finish…this series is always keeping me on the edge of the seat.

You have to love him!

This was another of the Sandford winners. Golly, I'm so glad there are plenty more to read by this amazing "story" man!

Good story but...

This was a good book but the long pauses in the narration was almost torturous. The editors could have spliced it together better and it would have saved a couple hours in run time.