Silent Prey

Lucas Davenport, Book 4

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

In Eyes of Prey, Bekker, an insane pathologist who experiments with his patients’ pain thresholds, is finally brought down by an unrelenting Lucas Davenport, who brutally maims the doctor’s beautiful face but leaves him alive. “You should have killed me,” were Bekker’s parting and prophetic words.

In this sequel to Eyes of Prey, Bekker endures the indignities and horrors of imprisonment, taking comfort in the fact that it is only a matter of time before he will make Lucas Davenport pay.

©1992 John Sandford (P)1993 Recorded Books, LLC

STRONG GRAPHIC STORY!

First, let me say I'm a fan of John Sandford. With that being said, I must admit that I had a hard time hanging in long enough to finish this book. I can't put my finger on it but I had a hard time staying attentive throughout the book. I drifted in and out constantly which made it hard to keep up with who was who. There were parts that were gripping and others...I don't know. The ending of the book successfully pulled everything together.

I will, however, listen to the next release and hope it pulls me in like previous books. To be fair, maybe I wasn't in the mood for this particular story and I will at some point in the future re-listen.

I do like the narration of Richard Ferrone. He's very easy to listen to. He's not as good when it comes to female voices and sometimes it's hard to know exactly who is talking but overall...good.

Loved it

What's to say? It's a Lucas Davenport novel! I do enjoy being able to listen to them.

Gory and good

... but I wasn’t enthralled by the NYC based story. I’ll be glad when Davenport’s next job takes him somewhere else. I’ve even come to like Minnesota.

Wow, this is a well written, riveting story.

If you could sum up Silent Prey in three words, what would they be?

Gripping, Smart, Devious.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Always Lucas Davenport.

What about Richard Ferrone’s performance did you like?

He becomes the characters. Great reading voice, excellent emotional investment in the book.

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

It was all good.

Any additional comments?

You will love to hate this writer and reader....they are so good, you would rather listen than eat.

Good fast read

I like this book, this series is one of my all time favorites. I do t like Lucas not being a cop in it; so him working with New York is thin, but overall its a fun read and a gokd finish to the pervious book.

excellent story

purchased this because the villain from the last book #3 was to escape. I wanted to see what happened. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the story had a duel plot. great twists and turns. the conclusion was unpredictable and even believable. I'm enjoying the development of the main character, Davenport too.

Loved it.

To be fair, I love these books (and not just the Davenport series, but the Virgil Flowers series too). I love Richard Ferrone as the narrator. I've recently started going back and listening/reading the very first of his novels (for the first time), and they are just as good as his later novels. If I had one criticism, (and this is a truly lame point) I think the cover art is lousy. Let's be honest, if your biggest criticism of a book is that the cover art is lousy, chances are it's going to be a good book.

Slightly dated,but standing up to the test of time

I am reading these in order, so you can tell these early ones are from the last century. But as I go through them, they really drag me in. Great job to being a good book that makes you wanting more. So glad there are many more to come. Nice to see the connection with past books.

the plot twists

The Lucas Davenport novel are universally good, this one was no exception. Plenty of action and even a little romance.

voice in background

I can hear the same story being narrated in the background while listening to it