Field of Prey

Lucas Davenport, Book 24

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from number-one New York Times best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford.

The night after the fourth of July, Layton Carlson, Jr., of Red Wing, Minnesota, finally got lucky. And unlucky.

He’d picked the perfect spot to lose his virginity to his girlfriend, an abandoned farmyard in the middle of cornfields: nice, private, and quiet. The only problem was...something smelled bad - like, really bad. He mentioned it to a county deputy he knew, and when the cop took a look, he found a body stuffed down a cistern. And then another, and another.

By the time Lucas Davenport was called in, the police were up to 15 bodies and counting. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, when Lucas began to investigate, he made some disturbing discoveries of his own. The victims had been killed over a great many years, one every summer, regular as clockwork. How could this have happened without anybody noticing?

Because one thing was for sure: The killer had to live close by. He was probably even someone they saw every day....

©2014 John Sanford (P)2014 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"One of [Sandford’s] best. His writing and the appeal of his lead character are as fresh as ever. This author is a master writer and he pulls out all the stops to tell the latest adventure.... For those who think they know everything they need to know about Lucas Davenport, this book proves them wrong. It also shows that Sanford still has some tricks up his sleeve when it comes to writing totally engrossing books. Sanford has always been at the top of any list of great mystery writers and this latest book shows why.... It is one of his best and that makes it something really special." (Huffington Post)

"Consistently brilliant, Sandford shows the methodical steps inherent in such a case, without sacrificing plot, pacing or character." (Cleveland Plain-Dealer)

"Sandford seems to top himself with each new installment; the latest is no exception to that rule.... It doesn’t get any better than Field of Prey.... This is a series you must be reading if you are not already." (bookreporter.com)

Best of the Best

Top 3 of the Davenport series. Probably top 5 overall. One of the most intense, exciting, and detailed books I've EVER read or listened too, and that my friends is a very long list.

Another awesome read!

Great story. . . couldn't stop listening! Highly recommend. Full of suspense and yet the characters make you laugh out loud.

Pull the Covers Over Your Head and Hide

Would you listen to Field of Prey again? Why?

I have to wait awhile to re-listen to "Field" again...I am still out of breath from running away.

What other book might you compare Field of Prey to and why?

There are definitely elements of "Field" that reminded me of the book "Perfume".

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

The "Prey" series has always been a favorite and I have yet to be disappointed. This is Sandford's gristliest multiple murders yet,filled with nightmares and shudders long after the Kindle is turned off, At one point I had to stop listening, take a few breaths and grab a glass of wine before continuing down Field of Prey's evil laced roads inside small town "don't believe it could happen here" attitudes. Some scenes are truly shocking, as much for the abruptness of the action as well as descriptions. I very much liked Letty tagging along and the new sheriff's deputy investigator. I liked where she was going with this story.

Any additional comments?

I know the younger Lucas Davenport would have seen what was coming and so will the reader...but riveting none the less. I had to get used to the narrator, but once I settled in, quite a ride...now on to Virgil and what's next. Sandford is one of my favorite addictions.

An OMG Book!

I loved this book. I found myself grimacing and crouching many times. This was thrilling but sick; I couldn't stop plying it.

Sandford does it again!

John Sandford continues to write page turning mysteries that involve many familiar characters as well as adding new members. Quite a dark story but well told. Suspense to the end!

Great Book. Third time listening to it.

I have all the Lucas Davenport books going way back and every few years I listen again and enjoy them just as much.

Entertaining and enjoyable

I liked the story, the characters were very real, specially Lucas who's not the regular hero of the story. Some scenes were very crude, but I guess that's how it should be if you wanted to be realistic.

Performance was great. Loved the deep voice of the narrator and how the different characters were voiced out.

Oh and I realized this is book 24 after I bought it, which didn't make any difference since it's a stand alone book. Looking forward to the next book on the series.

Great story but why add the pills?

I love this series and have listened to pretty much all of them. This story was great until out of no where you have Davenport start taking drugs. To me that wasn't needed and just seemed weird.

Better & Better

I’m as hooked on The Prey series as humanly possible! It seems I started listening only a couple months ago and I just finished # 24! Get to writing!

Enjoyed this one

Excellent book to listen to while driving the highway. Davenport showed some good emotions in this one.