Synopses & Reviews
Lucas Davenport Þnds some changes-and some nasty surprises-in store, in the chilling new novel by the number-one-bestselling author.
In Naked Prey, John Sandford puts Lucas Davenport through some changes. His old boss, Rose Marie Roux, has moved up to the state level and taken Lucas with her, creating a special troubleshooter job for him for the cases that are too complicated or politically touchy for others to handle. In addition, Lucas is now married and a new father, both of which are fine with him: he doesn't mind being a family man. But he is a little worried. For every bit of peace you get, you have to pay-and he's waiting for the bill.
It comes in the form of two people found hanging from a tree in the woods of northern Minnesota. What makes it particularly sensitive is that the bodies are of a black man and a white woman, and they're naked. "Lynching" is the word that everybody's trying not to say-but, as Lucas begins to discover, in fact the murders are not what they appear to be, and they are not the end of the story. There is worse to come-much, much worse.
Filled with the rich characterization and exceptional drama that are his hallmarks, this is Sandford's most suspenseful novel yet.
Review
"Sandford gets back to basics in this stellar 14th installment of his hugely popular Prey series....Sandford's usual background details...are deftly woven into the fabric. This latest installment in a series now a decade and a half old is vintage Sandford." Publishers Weekly
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"[R]emarkable: the brilliant Prey series goes bopping along, taking steps two at a time, acting like your basic spring chicken....Nonstop drive, dialogue that amuses and surprises, deft characterizations. But most notable of what Sandford continues to do better, perhaps, than anyone in crime fiction is humanize his monsters: that makes for a special kind of creepiness." Kirkus Reviews
Review
"This fifteenth Prey novel is suspenseful and cleverly plotted, and the denouement is an exhilarating example of ultimate justice convincingly delivered. Sandford has another best-seller here, and it's one of the better entries in a fine series." Wes Lukowsky, Booklist
Synopsis
Lucas Davenport finds some changes and some nasty surprises in store, in the chilling new novel by the number one bestselling author. Filled with the rich characterization and exceptional drama that are his hallmarks, this is Sandford's most suspenseful novel yet.
About the Author
John Sandford is the pseudonym of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Camp. He is the author of the Prey novels, the Kidd novels, the Virgil Flowers novels, The Night Crew, and Dead Watch. He lives in New Mexico.