Naked Prey

By: John Sandford

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's Summary

In Naked Prey, John Sandford puts Lucas Davenport through some changes. His old boss, Rose Marie Roux, has moved up to the state level and taken Lucas with her, creating a special troubleshooter job for him for the cases that are too complicated or politically touchy for others to handle. In addition, Lucas is now married and a new father, both of which are fine with him: He doesn't mind being a family man. But he is a little worried. For every bit of peace you get, you have to pay - and he's waiting for the bill.

It comes in the form of two people found hanging from a tree in the woods of northern Minnesota. What makes it particularly sensitive is that the bodies are of a black man and a white woman, and they're naked. "Lynching" is the word that everybody's trying not to say - but, as Lucas begins to discover, in fact the murders are not what they appear to be, and they are not the end of the story. There is worse to come - much, much worse.

Filled with the rich characterization and exceptional drama that are his hallmarks, this is Sandford's most suspenseful novel yet.

©2003 John Sandford (P)2012 Penguin Audiobooks

Meet Letty West!

Loved this book. Letty West is one of the best character additions to this great series. She appears in subsequent novels in the series and she is a fabulous character. And this is the book where she makes her debut.

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Love Lucas Davenport

I hope this series continues until Lucas and Weather are grandparents. Their children can take up where the parents left off.

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The Best one!

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

I have listened to all 24 Davenport books and Virgil Flowers books. This one is hands down the best Stanford book ever.

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

All the other Davenport and Virgil flowers books are great .

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

Lucan Davenpor, Del and introcused two new wonderful charactors with the BCA.

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

Yes, the fires at the West house.

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It's Sanford and Your Money's Worth

Holy Moley! This is my 21st Sandford/Audio Book and I've never given one less than 13 stars. Have you heard someone say, upon leaving a $100 million plus summer action/adventure movie, "Well, regardless of everything, you can totally see the money they spent up there on the screen."? Well that's the thing about Sanford's novels - he gives me back the money and time I've invested in his books - and more.

Naked Prey's plotted tighter than a beach bunny's bikini with character's sharp as a gossip's tongue. Plus Richard Ferrone's partnered with Sanford often enough to execute the twists and turns of Lucas Davenport's adventures like a Top-Gun pilot.

'Naked Prey' introduces Letty West, a new character who I really wanted to survive 'Naked Prey's ending... But knowing Sandford, you never know... Nope, never. As always, even though 'Naked Prey' stands alone as a story, I recommend that you start listening to Lucas Davenport from the beginning. That's the strength of Audible, the books are never "out-of-print" so a series character can mature right along with us.

If you like cop-plots - I recommend 'Naked Prey' with 15 stars.

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Another great one

Sandford just gets better. Each one of the Prey series is fantastic to me. I love they way they build on each other. Sandford doesn't leave a cliff hanger like the old serials did in the movies but his books sure lead you to wanting to read the next book in the series. Davenport or Mitch Rapp. Maybe they are equal in my mind. Both are dynamite character's. Enjoy.

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Just can't get enough Sandford!

I love Sandford books but recently been hesitant to purchase them thinking that Lucas Davenport is going to get old and boring. Sandford Never Disappoints. this book is excellent even if you read the later books where he already has some characters introduced by the story you'll still love it. I am not going to hesitate in getting a Sanford book in the future and now going through my library to see if there are any I haven't listened to yet.

Im suprised there isn't a whole slew of movies based on Davenport.

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Hello Letty West - one of my favorite characters

This is the book where Letty West enters the story. She is a 12 year old girl living with her alcoholic mother in the middle of nowhere. She traps animals to make money for the family. She is a tough and mature young lady with icy blue eyes, similar to Lucas Davenport's eyes. They have similar fearless personalities also - hard, determined and fierce. Lucas and Del are investigating the hanging of a man and woman in this very small and isolated community. There are two "businesses" in town that are unusual - a vehicle repair shop that only deals with Toyotas and a church of sorts that delivers food and other things to poor people. Lucas and Del deal with the local sherif's office, highway patrol and the FBI. Lucas and Del are special agents for the Governor's office. The hanging is a tough and complicated crime that seems to grow as the story unfolds.

A really great book, and is even better due to the entrance of Letty, who appears in many of the series later books. Also is great due to the fantastic narration by Richard Ferrone.

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Best Davenport to date and

Having read all of the previous Davenport novels, I was prepared for a good read - and boy was I not disappointed. The action was well paced and tight. The story line kept me on the edge of my seat. Addition of Letty as a continuing character conjures up lots of new plot lines. A great listen.

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Interesting

I really liked that this plot line felt a little different and written well. Loved Letty's character. Really noticed a few storyline drops like the bite wound from the first chapter never mentioned after first day of investigation. But otherwise I loved listening to this.

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You need to meet Letty

This is the first book where Lucas meets Letty and she becomes a major character for the rest of the series. She's like a young Katniss Everdeen and very entertaining to read about. You learn the identity of the murderer rather quickly though and you won't have the chance to figure it out for yourself first. This is hardly about a lynching and more about kidnapped girls. So you can be rest assured it doesn't spend much time on racism, which could have been a concern. Overall an average Lucas Davenport read.

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