Invisible Prey

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

“A crackling addition to [the] Prey series” (Entertainment Weekly) from number one New York Times best-selling author John Sandford.

In a wealthy Minneapolis neighborhood, two elderly women are bludgeoned to death. They are apparent victims of a random robbery, though nothing of value appears to have been stolen. But when Lucas Davenport looks deeper, he fears that the victims weren’t so random, and the items stolen were far from invaluable. As a pattern emerges it leads Lucas to...certainly not where he expected. Which is too bad, because the killers are expecting him. And that’s only the first surprise….

©2007 John Sandford (P)2007 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"As always for Sandford, entertaining and intelligent reading." (Booklist)

"Interesting and unusual supporting characters, good and bad guys alike, enhance an intriguing puzzle." (Publishers Weekly)

Uncomfortably Sexist with Poor Narration

The narrator is poor. Makes the majority of characters sound stupid or hysterical or pathetic. All the women have the same voice. The plot is unnecessarily complex. And the casual sexism is jarring. The male characters’ comments about the women’s behinds, boobs, hardness of nipples and if they are pointed up or sagging, the saddle bags they expect to see on a woman’s hips in a few years etc. etc. etc. is hard to ignore. Unfortunate.

Sandford Does It Again. Nice Listen!

Heronimus Bosch AND the Lincoln Layer Mickey Haller - Wudda team! And as always Sanford twirls through layers of plots, each itself tightly engineered and Richard Ferrone once again executes flawlessly. PLUS there's a clever turn here on the old 'Locked Room' mystery that roasts that old chestnut deliciously.

'Invisible Prey' gave me my money's worth. Oh, as always, I recommend that you begin at the beginning of the Bosch series and work your way here. But If you must start with 'Invisible Prey' well... gotoit! Nice listen.

Good Plotting

Good, tight plot, including things that give you early clues, but which you don't recognize. The story hangs together -- just a bit of humor, but not forced or phoney. Enjoyed it.

Kept me wondering

I have read several of the Prey books and I enjoyed this one from start to finish. You always knew "who did it" but there were twists and turns along the way and some unexpected bits and pieces. I was kept wondering right up to the end how it was all going to tie in. I didn't find it too graphic or raunchy and it was easy to listen to. I enjoyed this book. More than Phantom Prey, which I found a little too 'out there' at times.

Davenport & Flowers!

Finally. It would have been cool if both voice talents could have read the book. When you’re a big fan, it’s hard not to imagine the actually “Flowers” voice in this book.
Great job.

Outstanding

I just live Lucas Davenport in John Sandford books and Richard tell it so well😊

So addictive

Enjoyed the entire series so far. Story, characters, and settings are all great. carrying on

here comes flowers

Seemingly Flowers first appearance in the prey series. another well known character created by John sandford.

good story, satisfying ending. great plot.

Invisible Prey

Very well thought out plot line as are all of the "Prey" series. Very colorful characters, especially the bad guys in this one! The narrator does an outstanding job, with many various accents (no problem distinguishing between characters. Great surprise ending. I have enjoyed all of the Lucas Davenport books and this is one of the best.

Fun but not enthralling

I have read every Lucas Davenport book as soon as it was published and this was my first "listen" in the series. I have to say that the narrator did not capture my interest. He portrays Lucas a bit differently than I have imagined him over the years and I can't hold him accountable for that. I just found it difficult to distinguish between the characters. An earlier review says just the opposite so I guess this is a draw. Decide for yourself.

Regarding the story, you know who the killers are early on. The story focuses upon Lucas and other characters as they unravel the mystery little by little, with some twists and surprises along the way. It's intelligently done and the quilting backdrop is interesting. But I found myself wishing for the more enthralling, heart-pumping hunt for the seriel murderer plots of the earlier Davenport series. This is still a great book and worth the read. After all, you just have to keep up with Lucas Davenport. I just couldn't give it higher than a four. As an earlier reviewer says, it's a good beach book and will certainly entertain you.