Storm Prey

A Lucas Davenport Novel

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

The brilliant new Lucas Davenport thriller from the number-one New York Times best-selling author.

"Sandford's track record as a best-selling author is amazing, but it's not an accident," wrote Booklist of Wicked Prey. "His plotting is sharp, his villains are extraordinarily layered, and his good guys are always evolving.

And this time, there's a storm brewing...Very early, 4:45, on a bitterly cold Minnesota morning, three big men burst through the door of a hospital pharmacy, duct-tape the hands, feet, mouth, and eyes of two pharmacy workers, and clean the place out. But then things swiftly go bad, one of the workers dies, and the robbers hustle out to their truck-and find themselves for just one second face-to-face with a blond woman in the garage: Weather Karkinnen, surgeon, wife of an investigator named Lucas Davenport.

Did she see enough? Can she identify them? Gnawing it over later, it seems to them there is only one thing they can do: Find out who she is, and eliminate the only possible witness.

©2010 John Sandford (P)2010 Penguin

Critic reviews

"Sharply drawn characters, intricate plotting, and smooth dialogue make this a sure-fire winner." (Publishers Weekly)

Time for some changes

I think it's time for Davenport to get some new outside interest to enrich these stories. Life is settling in a bit too predictably for these colorful characters. I appreciate that the "yeh yeh" comments were trimmed down. Solid story but if it were the first "prey" story I had read, I would have not looked for anymore in the series.

Love John Sandford!

I have followed all of Lucas Davenport's and Virgil Flower's adventures for every single book. looking forward to Letty Davenport's adventures! I read the book, then listen to the books even years later.

Great book, good narrator

Enjoyed this book my only complaint was the completely unnecessary and jarring music between chapters

Stick to the Storyline

Fantastic storyline and Ferrone is a great orator,. I did not care for the musical interludes....stick to the storyline. Otherwise this was an excellent read as always John Stanford pulls all the elements together producing another Lucas Davenport saga; waiting for the 2023 book to hit Audible.

Crime becomes so entertaining

Complex but great fun,the bad guys are bumbliing. Enjoy re@ding. Virgil and Lucus together are good

Still a fun read!

In this episode of the "Prey" novel series. Lucas Davenport plays a lesser role than I've become accustomed to. The author instead brings in a supporting cast to flesh out the story. Including Virgil Flowers and other characters from earlier books. I found this story entertaining and satisfying. Perhaps I suppose, because I'm a big Sandford fan and I've grown fond of the storyline. However I get the feeling that it's getting a bit tired, and running on momentum instead of forging ahead. Still a worthwhile read though!

Great for my first audio book

Could be a 5 but I have nothing to compare it to. Some foul language so that could be an issue, but not alot and it was a great story. I was eager to for the next day so I could listen again. I will definitely get the next Lucas Davenport book when it comes out.

Enjoyable

I love the prey series and Richard Ferrone does a great job bringing all the diverse characters to life.

Wow

My total favorite so far. Every line. Every character. Thanks for the experience I will save this one

Who Cares about Weather Karkinnen? Not I!

While the murder mystery plot is very interesting, the tedious amount time spent on Weather and the medical sub-story is insufferable. I have always enjoyed Lucas and his colleagues - they are at the core of what makes these stories work. But, Lucas's home life? I don't care. Weather remains a one-dimensional and supremely boring character despite her elite profession, despite the attempts to "hot her up" with bedroom scenes. Sandford needs to ditch Lucas's family entanglements and focus on the detective doing his detecting.

I know I sound harsh. I simply resented every minute I had to listen to about Weather's "Medical Mission" - especially when that plot is compared to the fascinating and cascading series of crimes.

A personal catastrophe which rids Lucas of wife and children would be a boon to the series.
...I can say that because it's fiction.