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G.P. Putnam's Sons (2007), 480 pages
Description
Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Lucas Davenport, �??one of the best hard-case cops on the crime scene today�?� (Houston Post) returns in this explosive novel in John Sandford's #1 New York Times bestselling Prey series... Lieutenant Davenport�??s sanity was nearly shattered by two murder investigations. Now he faces something worse�?�Two killers. One hideously scarred. The other strikingly handsome, a master manipulator fascinated with all aspects of death. The dark mirror of Davenport�??s soul�?�This is the case that will bring Davenport back to life. Or push
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LibraryThing member readafew
This is the 3rd book for Lucas Davenport, a Minneapolis Police Detective, as he tracks down a pair of murders posing as one. The telltale sign that links them all together are the slashed eyes in all the bodies as they are adding up.
Basically 2 sociopaths meet up and try strangers on a train
John Sandford writes action packed novels that more often than not keep you at the edge of your seat from the first chapter to the last. Good book, worth the read.
Basically 2 sociopaths meet up and try strangers on a train
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scenario and of course it has a hitch which needs to be cleaned up, which causes another hitch. John Sandford writes action packed novels that more often than not keep you at the edge of your seat from the first chapter to the last. Good book, worth the read.
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LibraryThing member Carol420
Lucas Davenport is working as a detective with the Minneapolis Police Dep't. He is troubled by a failing relationship while attempting to solve the murder of a physician's wife. He suspects the doctor is involved despite an ironclad alibi, and clues from a possible witness who may have been with
Lucas Davenport was working as a detective with the Minneapolis Police Dep't. He is troubled by a failing relationship while attempting to solve the murder of a physician's wife. He suspects the doctor is involved despite an ironclad alibi, and clues from a possible witness who may have been with the victim prior to her brutal death which included the removal of her eyes.
The third novel of the "Prey" series is an excellent mystery of a deranged killer who is completely without a moral compass and becomes Lucas Davenport's worst nightmare. The story is full of action, violence and psychological suspense. It's better than a roller coaster ride! The characters, both the good guys and bad, are extremely well written. The ending was surprising and managed to tie up all the loose ends.
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the victim prior to her brutal death which included the removal of her eyes.Lucas Davenport was working as a detective with the Minneapolis Police Dep't. He is troubled by a failing relationship while attempting to solve the murder of a physician's wife. He suspects the doctor is involved despite an ironclad alibi, and clues from a possible witness who may have been with the victim prior to her brutal death which included the removal of her eyes.
The third novel of the "Prey" series is an excellent mystery of a deranged killer who is completely without a moral compass and becomes Lucas Davenport's worst nightmare. The story is full of action, violence and psychological suspense. It's better than a roller coaster ride! The characters, both the good guys and bad, are extremely well written. The ending was surprising and managed to tie up all the loose ends.
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LibraryThing member sonyau
These books go down like cool water on parched tongues. If you're looking for something that moves along quickly and is mildly gruesome, the Prey series is your answer. I do agree that the villain couldn't possibly function on all those drugs, but hey, I'm just along for the Lucas Davenport ride.
LibraryThing member thatwordnerd
I started reading the Prey series (in order) this summer. This book, at #3 on the list, blows #1 and #2 out of the water. Better plot, more suspense, just better all around. Hopefully the series continues to get better as time goes on.
LibraryThing member debavp
It's been a while since I read Shadow Prey so I'm sure a lot has slipped my mind, or maybe senility is setting in. I found myself dragging along trying to remember what had happened to Lucas Davenport before, which was quite distracting from this installment. It wasn't until halfway through that I
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got into the story enough to quite worrying about what did or didn't happen in the past. While I thought the way Sandford handled the pharmaceuticals in the story (I didn’t once check the PDR, tempted to but didn't) was quite good, there is just no way in hell even the Hulk could have taken that may different combos of drugs and lived that long, and the story takes place in the span of a week. My curiosity is piqued now and I'm looking forward to see what's happening next and won't wait so long next time around. Show Less
LibraryThing member crazybatcow
I liked it better than I thought I would. I'm trying to find a series with a kick-butt protagonist and heard that Davenport would fit the bill. He did in this book (not so much in the earlier ones where he was a playboy, not a thug).
Anyway, the story itself is a bit too weird. The main bad guy is
And his accomplice? Well, there's no real reason why he's helping, other than being a sociopath (but don't they work alone?) I don't think some flying-high freak could talk anyone, sociopath or not, into committing random murders.
Anyway, the story itself is a bit too weird. The main bad guy is
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a drug-abusing addict; serious drugs, in high doses, and yet he was still a functioning doctor? Not likely. If he was really as high as the descriptions said, there's no way he'd still be wandering around, let alone poking people's eyes out.And his accomplice? Well, there's no real reason why he's helping, other than being a sociopath (but don't they work alone?) I don't think some flying-high freak could talk anyone, sociopath or not, into committing random murders.
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LibraryThing member jepeters333
Lucas Davenport and a murdering doctor and his accomplice.
LibraryThing member hredwards
Pretty good. Took some twists I didn't expect.
LibraryThing member FiberBabble
I chose this abridged copy of an early Sanford work to decide whether I want to begin reading the books from the beginning.
It was good, disturbing but not nightmare-inducing. There seemd to be some jumps in logic, but that was most likely a result of the abridgement process.
Other than that, the
eta: The ending surprised me. That's rare and welcome.
It was good, disturbing but not nightmare-inducing. There seemd to be some jumps in logic, but that was most likely a result of the abridgement process.
Other than that, the
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book was perfectly fine as is (the short version). I may have missed something by not reading the full-length novel, but I can't tell what it might be. eta: The ending surprised me. That's rare and welcome.
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LibraryThing member SunnySD
It's a Strangers on a Train re-do when two very disturbed chance acquaintances decide to make a trade - a life for a life. Davenport, who's fighting depression and hanging onto his job by a thread, is pretty sure the husband's the killer, but with an unbreakable alibi, there's not much he can do
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but keep digging. A swirling morass of drugs and mental illness in this one, and the creep factor keeps on climbing. Show Less
LibraryThing member Djupstrom
A few of my friends love John Sanford's books, but this was hard for me to get though. Maybe next time.
LibraryThing member ChrisNorbury
A dark book with creepy antagonists as well as Lucas Davenport struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. Well paced, page-turning action, and a nifty plot twist at the end. I felt the story was cluttered with a few too many characters, sometimes causing a bit of confusion trying to remember
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who was who and keeping track of everyone's whereabouts. But a minor quibble. A solid offering from Mr. Sandford. Show Less
LibraryThing member dickmanikowski
While this was Sandford's 3rd Lucas Davenport novel, I only discovered it last week. This was a paperback reprint, with a new introduction by the author. In it, Davenport is still working for the Minneapolis Police Department, but the characters of Sloan and Del Capslock are already integral to his
Davenport's character is still being fleshed out, and the he undergoes considerable emotional scarring during this story.
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investigations, as is his old friend Elle. (In the course of the novel, he asks Sloan's wife what his first name is. She doesn't know, she says. She never asked him.)Davenport's character is still being fleshed out, and the he undergoes considerable emotional scarring during this story.
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LibraryThing member TVNerd95
The more I listen/read the Lucas Davenport series, the more I like them and get excited for the next one in the series. In book 3, the author does a great job of showing us the effects of the events from Book 2 has on Lucas’ life and Sanford also does a good job of letting us see a cop on the
The mystery was very intriguing and I like how the author didn’t hide the answer from the readers. The best part of the book was watching Lucas solve the case and see how his brain thinks. The killers are deadly and you can see how each one of them reasons through their actions. The ending was mind blowing and leaves the reader itching for the next book.
My only problem with the book and I hope this isn’t too much of a spoiler for folks but in every book so far, the women in Lucas’ life is put into danger. This is becoming a cliché and if it continues is going to draw the series’ quality down for me.
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edge dealing with some emotional turmoil. It was great to watch Davenport fight for his sanity and get excited about a case again. One of the highlights for me though was getting to know Lucas’ partners Dell and Sloan. Both are very different and have unique relationships with Lucas.The mystery was very intriguing and I like how the author didn’t hide the answer from the readers. The best part of the book was watching Lucas solve the case and see how his brain thinks. The killers are deadly and you can see how each one of them reasons through their actions. The ending was mind blowing and leaves the reader itching for the next book.
My only problem with the book and I hope this isn’t too much of a spoiler for folks but in every book so far, the women in Lucas’ life is put into danger. This is becoming a cliché and if it continues is going to draw the series’ quality down for me.
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LibraryThing member ThoughtsofJoyLibrary
Lieutenant Lucas Davenport is after a serial killer who disfigures his victims' eyes.
Yay! Book #3 saved the series! I enjoyed #1, but #2 didn't appeal to me, leaving me to wonder if I was going to continue. Thankfully, this story line kept my attention and Lucas actually calmed down in his attitude
Originally posted on: Thoughts of Joy
Yay! Book #3 saved the series! I enjoyed #1, but #2 didn't appeal to me, leaving me to wonder if I was going to continue. Thankfully, this story line kept my attention and Lucas actually calmed down in his attitude
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and philandering ways. I might end up liking the guy after all. There was a lot of foul language, graphic scenes and drug abuse to muck through; however, I still found that the gathering of evidence to decipher who and why these people were being killed to be enough to keep me intrigued.Originally posted on: Thoughts of Joy
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LibraryThing member Jthierer
Three books in and Davenport has had a different "girlfriend" in each one. Not going to lie the fact that every woman he comes across is constantly throwing themselves at him takes away from what could have been an interesting plot point about how a hardened detective deals with the trauma of being
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attacked in his own home, and, as a result, losing access to his daughter. Instead, he appears to be cured by banging it out. Show Less
LibraryThing member norinrad10
I recently decided to go back and visit the origins of this popular series. Eyes of the Prey is the third installment in the decades long Prey series featuring the iconic Lucas Davenport. In this novel, Davenport is still a detective on the Minneapolis police force, which leads a certain timeliness
Written in the early 90's, one can't help but be struck by how much has changed. We don't like our cops to be cowboys anymore, the use of excessive force is frowned upon, and the appreciation of a beautiful girl is not something to be voiced aloud. Lucas is a character born of his time and in reading this installment, I wonder how long the series would last were it born today.
Davenport bends rules, delivers more than one beat down, and of course sleeps with the beautiful girl. Between it all he hunts for a duo of killers that are taking out their rivals.
Beyond the difference in the times, I couldn't help but be struck by the depth and quality of Sandford's writing. The characters are tighter drawn, the dialog crisper, and the plot much more believable. It's easy to identify the reasons for the long running popularity of this series, despite the perfunctory nature of the latest efforts.
Eyes of the Prey is a classic that set the tone for a classic series and is such is definitely worth revisiting.
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to the tale. Written in the early 90's, one can't help but be struck by how much has changed. We don't like our cops to be cowboys anymore, the use of excessive force is frowned upon, and the appreciation of a beautiful girl is not something to be voiced aloud. Lucas is a character born of his time and in reading this installment, I wonder how long the series would last were it born today.
Davenport bends rules, delivers more than one beat down, and of course sleeps with the beautiful girl. Between it all he hunts for a duo of killers that are taking out their rivals.
Beyond the difference in the times, I couldn't help but be struck by the depth and quality of Sandford's writing. The characters are tighter drawn, the dialog crisper, and the plot much more believable. It's easy to identify the reasons for the long running popularity of this series, despite the perfunctory nature of the latest efforts.
Eyes of the Prey is a classic that set the tone for a classic series and is such is definitely worth revisiting.
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LibraryThing member JudyGibson
I read this one in a volume with the first three davenport stories and found them troubling. All three involved serial killers and in all three the killer came after a woman Lucas was involved with and in all three our hero goes nuts out of control. Nope. I started with book #26,which I got from a
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little free library and thought I liked the guy, but nope. Show Less
LibraryThing member nursewidener
“Lucas is depressed..."
If you could sum up Eyes of Prey in three words, what would they be?
Sad, Maddening, dramatic
What did you like best about this story?
Lucas is fighting the "Winter Blues" and as the story progresses he starts to heal and get better because of him finding a love interest. But
What does Richard Ferrone bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Ferrone allows the characters to have their own voices without over doing it. He is able to follow the dramatic twist and turns with his voice over so the listener is never out of touch with the tactile feel of the storyline as it happens. I look forward to continuing this series and hope MR Ferrone continues to narrate this series.
Any additional comments?
If you enjoy John Sanford then you will enjoy this book and this series
If you could sum up Eyes of Prey in three words, what would they be?
Sad, Maddening, dramatic
What did you like best about this story?
Lucas is fighting the "Winter Blues" and as the story progresses he starts to heal and get better because of him finding a love interest. But
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the sad and maddening thing of this story is the loss of this love interest as she becomes one of the murders Davenport has to investigateWhat does Richard Ferrone bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Ferrone allows the characters to have their own voices without over doing it. He is able to follow the dramatic twist and turns with his voice over so the listener is never out of touch with the tactile feel of the storyline as it happens. I look forward to continuing this series and hope MR Ferrone continues to narrate this series.
Any additional comments?
If you enjoy John Sanford then you will enjoy this book and this series
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LibraryThing member phoenixcomet
Solidly written. Fills out the background on Lucas Davenport working for the Minneapolis police department. Davenport Chase is a serial killer responsible for gouging eyes out.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1991
Physical description
7.5 inches
ISBN
0425214435 / 9780425214435