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Certain Prey

By: John Sandford
Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
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Her name is Clara Rinker, a Southern woman, trim, pleasant, attractive, and the best hit woman in the business. She isn't showy; she just goes quietly about her business, collects her money, and goes home.

It's when she's hired for a job in Minnesota that things become complicated for her. A defense attorney wants a rival eliminated, and that's fine. But then a witness survives, the attorney starts acting weird, this big cop Davenport gets on her case, and loose ends begin popping up faster than on an unraveling sweater.

Lucas has no idea of the toll the case is about to take on him. For of all the criminals he has hunted during his life, none has been as efficient or as ferociously intelligent as the one who is about to start hunting him, and none has known so well what his weak spots are...and how to penetrate them.

©1999 John Sandford (P)2012 Penguin Audiobooks

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Great read

Loved it! hard to put this one away. This one keeps you hooked in with the multiple twist. And a surprise ending.

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The John Sandford series has been a reviving one.

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I think that one of the things I enjoy the most when reading this series is the narrator he brings the books to life. Great job.

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great book

Fast moving and interesting. Absolutely love the narrator he makes these books that much more enjoyable

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Best one yet!

This next book in the series is a bit different from the others & in a good way. For once, Lucas doesn’t always get his “man” in the the usual ways, and for the first time there’s a woman killer! Love the plot twists also!

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As always,

John Sandford keeps the suspense and twisted plot ricocheting to the very end. Richard Ferrone voice as Davenport makes his character come alive.

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Nice change

Nice change - female hit man instead of male. Great read. I love all his Davenport books.

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One of my favorites

I am a huge Lucas Davenport fan. This is one of the best in the series. Clara is an interesting "bad girl". Her character is well developed and a great addition to the series. As always Richard Ferrone is spot-on with his performance. Mortal Prey is a must listen after Certain Prey.

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I hate when a John Sandford novel ends.

Narrator Richard Ferrone always makes Sanford's terrific novels even more fun. A story by John Sandford about Lucas Davenport or Virgil Flowers is about the most dependable crime novel entertainment you can buy, rivaled only by Michael Connelly (Bosch). The stories are exciting and suspenseful and often funny, with great dialogue. Be warned he can be brutal, and Certain Prey has one scene of harsh violence told in painful detail. (Eyes of Prey and Silent Prey are especially grisly.) If you are one of those people complaining about realistic language and conversation, you won't be happy here, but you will be missing some amusingly profane dialogue. No spoilers but it's safe to say there are two very intriguing villains in this book.

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One of the best of Prey

I’ve been going through the Prey series and besides the Becker stories this one was the best. I’m addicted to this series! So good 😊

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good book

this was a good book to listen to, It had some pretty gruesome parts in it.

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