Winter Prey

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

Few writers have explored the human dark side with as much insight and power - and in Winter Prey, his shattering New York Times best-seller, Sandford tells his most ice-blooded tale of all. Minneapolis Lieutenant Lucas Davenport has tracked killers in cities across America. But even he may be unprepared to face the savage murderer hunting human prey in the Wisconsin woods this winter.

©1993 John Sandford (P)1995 Recorded Books, LLC

Very entertaining

Where does Winter Prey rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

8 It is a well written story, that have you guessing untill the end.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Winter Prey?

Finding out who the killer was, & why he wanted to kill a particular person

Which character – as performed by Richard Ferrone – was your favorite?

Dr Weather Karkeenan

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No. But it made me gasp a couple of times

Any additional comments?

Sloan's voice is not always the same, but the entire story is good and engaging. Good for going down the highway

Classic Sanford and Ferrone

Would you consider the audio edition of Winter Prey to be better than the print version?

Don't know - never read the print version. I would think it's better. Listening to Richard Ferrone narrate a great story is a wonderful experience.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Winter Prey?

Too many to list.

Having listened to all available books in this series, re-listening to this was special. Revisiting Lucas's first meeting Weather was really cool.

Which character – as performed by Richard Ferrone – was your favorite?

Lucas, of course.
And Weather.

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

Having listened to all available books in this series, re-listening to the time when Lucas first meat Weather was really good.

Any additional comments?

A great book; well worth the time to listen.

NO SURPRISES

What made the experience of listening to Winter Prey the most enjoyable?

I READ WINTER PREY YEARS AGO - THE AUDIBLE VERSION IS EXCELLENT. ALL OF SANFORD'S DELIGHTFULLY COLORFUL VERBIAGE SHINES THROUGH

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

ALL OF SANFORD'S PREY SERIES ARE EXCELLENT CHOICES. EACH BOOK IN THE SERIES IS RELEVANT TO ALL THE OTHERS AND TRUE TO THE "PREY" ROOTS.

Did Richard Ferrone do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

LISTEN-ABILITY IS GOOD, BUT THE FALSETTO SUCKS. WHY? BECAUSE ALL FALSETTO SUCKS! NOT JUST FERRONE'S FALSETTO. ALL FALSETTO SUCKS.

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

I LOVED ALL THE MACHO SHOOT-EM-UP STUFF, ESPECIALLY THE "FACE OFF" IN THE WOODS AS DESCRIBED IN THE FINAL MOMENTS OF THE STORY!

Any additional comments?

A GREAT LISTEN.

Best of the Prey Books yet

I have read these in random order. Was glad to know how Lucas and Weather met. The suspense of figuring out who the antagonist actually was in this story kept me intrigued. A very good listen!

Good fast read

I like this book, Wather appears good to see Davenport all confused with love. Hooe she stays good to see a different side of him and with how she is explained it sounds perfect. The story line is good, hate plots like this normally but it wasnt to graphic so your attention stayed on the action. One of my all time FAVORITE series!

Cannot Fail When it's Sandford

Would you listen to Winter Prey again? Why?

Yes, I'm sure that I well. There are things that I do miss the first time through when I read any book. This book was also when Weather and Lucas meet. Rereading serial books is fun because once again I can see how the series becomes more complete. The character's meet up again and can share new and chilling adventures. You can't miss when you read a Prey novel.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, there were different men who could have been responsible for wanting to kill to preserve his first murder. However, when you continue to read, you learn that sometimes it's very difficult indeed to hide from your crimes. I tried to figure who had to be killed next to keep his killing's hidden. Truth may be difficult but a person tends to forget what lie he used to cover up the previous one.

What about Richard Ferrone’s performance did you like?

Richard Ferrone's performance's have been very good throughout the series. The voices stay the same, making it easier to distinguish the former character's, making it less difficult to learn a new voice. Ferrone has honed his skills when his narration emotes various feelings.

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

Yes, but I did take 2 days.

Any additional comments?

I've enjoyed Sandford's Prey series. I also noticed that he has 2 other series. Because I've enjoyed the Prey series, I will read the other's. The character development has been great. The new character's that he introduces to be the villain in each of his books needs a new character development, which Sandford does well. Keeping the same narrator for this series is a plus. I find that with each book that I listen to, I do not tire how Sandford writes.

cold cold...

Would you consider the audio edition of Winter Prey to be better than the print version?

It was awesome, the description of Minnesota winter woa!!! Excellent story, jejeje excellent end for the antagonist.

Which character – as performed by Richard Ferrone – was your favorite?

Lucas, he gives to Lucas that "macho" thing ...nice

There is something about listening...

I have read much of John Sandford, and Lucas Davenport, but there is something about listening to the story that makes it much more vivid. I love Lucas, and Weather, and this was one of my favorite Prey books. No question that the earlier books are more vicious than the later titles in the series.

pretty good

loved the narrator. took me a bit to really get into it but once i did i was hooked trying to guess the killer but overall good listen

I just really enjoy this series

I really enjoyed this book. It started with a bang in both the description of a brutal murder and brutal weather. Sandford did a great job of using the weather as its own character in this book. Lucas is is out of his element in this book. He is a very small town with rumors and information flowing around him and he can’t control the situation with the cops, witnesses and the press the way he normally does.

I had two main issues with this book. One is that I didn’t really feel like the murderer was on par with Lucas. Maybe he was but I wasn’t feeling like that which is going to make my other issue seem contradictory. This felt more like a Virgil Flowers case than a Lucas Davenport case. I could visualize Virgil tearing up that little village with his manipulations more than Lucas.

Weather – not sure what I think about Weather. I have issues not with her but with the author tending to put Lucas’ romantic interest in the middle of everything resulting in the same old trope book after book. I did like her character and she seems to fit with Lucas as in she is strong and independent, and he seems to like that in his romantic partners.

I never have any issues with the narrator. Wonderful as always.