• Silken Prey

  • Lucas Davenport, Book 23
  • By: John Sandford
  • Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
  • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,385 ratings)

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Silken Prey

By: John Sandford
Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
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Publisher's summary

Murder. Scandal. Politics. And one billionaire heiress so dangerous in so many ways. An explosive Lucas Davenport thriller from number one New York Times best-selling author John Sandford.

All hell has broken loose in the capital. An influential state senator has been caught with something very, very nasty on his office computer. The governor can’t believe it - the senator’s way too smart for that, even if he is from the other party. Something’s not right. As Davenport investigates, the trail leads to a political fixer who has disappeared, then - troublingly - to the Minneapolis police department itself, and most unsettling of all, to a woman who could give Machiavelli lessons in manipulation. She has very definite ideas about the way the world should work - along with the money, ruthlessness, and cold-blooded will to make it happen.

©2013 John Sandford (P)2013 Penguin Audio

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"If you haven’t read Sandford yet, you have been missing one of the great summer-read novelists of all time." (Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly)

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Don’t judge series on this book!!

Yawn!!! There is no reason to read this book unless you are reading the series in order. And, if you would happen to read this book as a stand alone and had never read any of the other Prey books; you never would read any of them because this book is bad. I have read all of Sandford books except for the newest Prey books and this one disappoints. It’s an ok story but he doesn’t know if he wants to write another Flowers book or finally a new Kidd book. Davenport has been neutered by getting married and having kids and Weather has been dumbed down. It’s just kind of weird how the characters have evolved in the books leading up to this one. If you are reading the series plow through this book and get on with the series. If you happen to read this book without ever reading any of the other Prey books, please don’t judge the series based on this book.

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Best book of the “Prey” series.

Sandford, always great, is getting better. This is a great story and is in wonderful hands with Richard Ferrone.

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politics, thugs, innocents and killers

intriguing. a crime scene with Davenport is always full of surprises, and this one delivers. And, as usually happens you never know till the end, who skates, who's hung, who got chomped and who will return

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Excellent

Excellent as always. I live the way Davenport pulls upu in and keeps you guessing until you figure it out.

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Talk talk talk

All talk - No action. Pretty boring. Hard to stay connected. Like the characters. Like to reader.

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favorite yet

Really loved this one. The artist and his wife were an extra bonus. I am addicted to this series. love the character development.

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Anther

Great Prey book. Sandford does a great job of creating new and original villains and this could be his best

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Outstanding!

One of the best books I have read! Great narration. Great storyline. I enjoyed the characters and the character development. Interesting without being so fantastic as to be unbelievable. One great book!

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I love anything John Sanford's written

As usual. Loved it. Definitely love the interaction between the characters. Any author that can use "weenie" in a sentence is my hero 👍

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replace ferrone

The publisher should seriously consider replacing Richard Ferrone. His voices are indistinguishable from one another. Dick Hill who narrates the Harry Bosch novels is much better.

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