Stolen Prey

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Lucas Davenport has seen many terrible murder scenes. This is one of the worst. In the small Minnesota town of Wayzata, an entire family has been killed—husband, wife, two daughters, dogs.

There’s something about the scene that pokes at Lucas’s cop instincts—it looks an awful lot like the kind of scorched-earth retribution he’s seen in drug killings sometimes. But this is a seriously upscale town, and the husband was an executive vice president at a big bank. It just doesn’t seem to fit.

Until it does. And where it leads Lucas will take him into the darkest nightmare of his life.

Critic reviews

“If you haven’t read Sandford, you have been missing one of the great summer-read novelists of all time. Lucas Davenport, the policeman hero of the Prey novels, is a hard dude . . . but not without a sense of humor, and that makes him special. Sandford writes real-guy novels, but—judging by my wife and her sisters—real girls like him too.”

—Stephen King

“Sandford’s ability to sustain this perfect series [. . .] must be a cause of envy to other writers, but grateful readers greet the annual appearance of Minnesota cop Lucas Davenport with joy, then plan for a sleepless, page-turning night.”

—Cleveland Plain-Dealer

“Sandford’s talent is such that this series never grows stale, or boring, or forgettable. As author and hero age, readers can hope that the best is yet to be.”

—Richmond Times-Dispatch

Sandford deviates from his recipe!

I've discussed author John Sandford's recipe for writing his detective thrillers in earlier reviews. In this novel he goes outside the twin cities to a small town and the antagonists are not "normal" serial killers. Stolen Prey involves a Mexican drug gang. Lucas' and Weather's adopted teen daughter is my favorite character in the more recent books in this series. This book also has Weather and their two young children as significant characters. Richard Ferrone narrates as always. I awarded Stolen Prey 5 stars but it is not one of the four best books in the series. This book was released in 2912.

Trivia: John Sandford is a pen name. The author's name is John Clay who was a well known journalist when he released his first books in 1989.

Stolen Prey stole my day

What made the experience of listening to Stolen Prey the most enjoyable?

Knowing the characters was the best part of the book. Sandford kept in character for the history of the characters in his book. I am a HUGE Sandford fan and look for continuity in his Virgil Flowers and his Lucas Davenport series.

What did you like best about this story?

the entire book was the best part about this story. I like the idea of Davenport's family growing up and I get to be a part of this amazing fictional story. Lucas and Weather now have three children - Letty (adopted), Sam and a new baby girl. Letty gets to be a more active character in the book and in Davenport's life. The way Sandford is able to weave in the characters we know and love continues to delight.

Which scene was your favorite?

He achieves this by keeping the characters true to the nature that readers/listeners have come to recognize and love.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

nothing was wrong with the performance. Great, per norm for Ferrone. I am a Ferrone fan and have and will continue to listen to his narrations.

Great one ~ !

The reason you read Sandford - great characters, great story, great pace. A great addition to your summer reading.

Another Great Prey Novel

Any additional comments?

This is a great novel. Fast paced and entertaining. One of the best in the series.

Sandford is the best!

i have read all his stuff and my favorite of his recent I think iw Golden Prey. This one is similar. i love the ending. Welll worth it as always!