Phantom Prey

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

Lucas Davenport has had disturbing cases before - but never one quite like this, in the shocking new Prey work from the #1 New York Times best-selling author.

©2008 John Sandford (P)2008 Penguin Audiobooks

interesting ploys.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Good double plot which holds interest.

What other book might you compare Phantom Prey to and why?

better than most Sanford books.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

This was hard one to do given the plot. But issues...

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

nope

My least favorite Lucas Davenport book

This is my least favorite of the Lucas Davenport mysteries and I've listened to every single one of them (and all the Virgil Flowers books) 2 or 3 times. It's not because of the story which is good. It's certainly up to John Sandford's usual quality writing, but rather it's because -- as much as I love Richard Ferrone in all the other Prey books, the voice he uses for the "Fairy" in this book is like nails on a chalkboard. It's sooooooooooooooooooo bad and it's all through the hours and hours of the book. If you have a choice, READ this one. Don't listen to it. Love you Richard Ferrone -- but not in this book!

Another great "Prey"

I'm a big fan of the this series. I find time just flies when I"m listening to a good detective novel. I like Sandford's characters and Lucas seems like an old pal by now.
I don't really get the negative comments about Ferrone's reading. I like his voice and his characterizations. Those saying that he can't do women's voices....seriously? The guy has a deep baritone so I don't know what you expect. His interpretation of the women in this book are spot on if you ask me, so I guess it's all a matter of opinion. If you like Sandford and the Prey serious, don't let negatives about Ferrone put you off. I think he is the perfect voice for the character.

Lucas and the Valley Girl

This book was not my favorite of the Prey novels, but more because the story felt too outrageous, than for any other reason. I love Lucas... in fact, I think I have a crush on him and this book did not change that. Ferrone's performance is right on as always. I really hated hearing the one female character speak... it grated on me, but that was exactly what it was supposed to do. Even in the novel, her voice was described as "high and younger, like a valley girl" and that's exactly what Ferrone gave us. Admittedly, it made the story frustrating to listen to at times, but I think the listener is supposed to be annoyed with that character and it was not enough for me to give up on the novel.

Ok, but not as good as others in series....

Good story, but not great. Contrived.

Female voices are really awful in the performance. Wow annoying and totally unbelievable. It was a distraction. I will just chalk it up since Ferrone's performances are usually very good.

great but a little off.

the book was great but the characters where off the the beaten path for his normal character types which made it hard for me to connect with.

Fairy....

I am a long time fan of Sandford's Prey series, having read all of the books and now working through the audio series. Mr. Ferrone has been perfect for this series...until now. The voice for the fairy is the one blotch on an otherwise beautiful body of work. The Fairy voice made me want to stab my ear drums out. OK, maybe I am exaggerating a bit... but, I did not care for that particular voice. :-) Luckily the Fairy didn't have a significant amount of lines until late in the book.
Moving past that pont, the rest is typical Davenport adventure. Good stuff!

Candy

I enjoy the Sanford Prey series and find Ferrone's narration perfect for Davinport. While not highbrow, Sanford's Prey series are completely entertaining - Candy.

Great story, not so great listen

I love the Prey series and have listened to almost all of them. I haven't heard Invisible Prey which maybe would have alerted me to this narrator. His narration is great, Lucas' voice is great but why would every woman in the story sound like a whiney dingbat? I think Sandford writes strong female characters and even our buddy, Dell, sounded like a whiney dope. I would recommend reading this one yourself. Great story as they always are, the narrator missed the boat.

Love the series, but not this book

I really felt that the author was going through his paces with this one. But it may be that what made it less than enjoyable was one of the voices the narrator used. It was just annoying.