Rules of Prey

A Lucas Davenport Novel

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

The "maddog" murderer who is terrorizing the Twin Cities is two things: insane and extremely intelligent. He kills for the pleasure of it and thoroughly enjoys placing elaborate obstacles to keep police befuddled. Each clever move he makes is another point of pride. But when the brilliant Lieutenant Lucas Davenport, a dedicated cop and a serial killer's worst nightmare, is brought in to take up the investigation, the maddog suddenly has an adversary worthy of his genius.©1989 John Sandford (P)2005 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"A police procedural as effective as it is brutal." (Publishers Weekly)
"Sleek and nasty...a big, scary suspenseful read." (Stephen King)

Interesting

I liked the book but didn’t like the descriptive rapes. I didn’t really like the main character Lucas Davenport either. He was shallow, couldn’t be faithful to even one women. And supposedly both women were ok with this—right. I. An tell it wasn’t written by a woman. It was more like wishful male thinking. The plot kept my interest and I finished it. So all in all more good than bad.

Mixed feelings....

Good plot but somehow I found the main charector abrasive. He supposed to be the good guy .
Maybe because I'm a woman , the way he treats women bugs me.
I know it's just a book and after hearing the authors note at end understand where he was coming from.
I have read the other series books and remember the man charector being less of an ass.
I will still read his books so not enough to keep me away.

The first prey book

My parents wanted me to start the Prey books so I started at the beginning. It's very well written. The narrator is awesome. However, the story is violent and weird at times so be prepared for that. Lucas Davenport is a neat character - worth listening to just to meet him. It's good.

Outstanding

I am a diehard Michael Connelly fan, in fact it’s hard for me to listen to anything else. This is an outstanding work. I couldn’t stop listening. Fabulous story. Outstanding character development. Fast paced and engaging. Can’t wait for the next one!

Awesome!!!!

Decided to start from the beginning since I’ve been a fan of John Sanford for years- but have missed a few over the years since I used to actually read the books lol.


Spoiler!!!!


This book is amazing- just a little FYI though- it’s pretty graphic in the beginning talking about the budding serial killer do things to small animals— I got through it but it’s pretty rough— (if you’re an animal lover). Still fantastic story and well worth it!