"Invisible Prey" comes close to being the best of the lot. A few have been slightly better than the others. All of them have been good reading by a master of the police procedural. This is Sanford's 17th novel featuring Lucas Davenport. Read INVISIBLE PREY now and catch up later on the rest of the series. This is a great book, one of the best in the series. (Warning: lot of bad language so don't read if that offends you.) Kidd, from Sandford's other series, also makes a cameo advising Lucas on art. This book really seemed to flow and was full of great characters and humor. I recommend this series to any one who enjoys a well written cop thriller/procedural. This novel isn't as tense as other Prey novels, but there are plenty of twists and turns and it is still a definite page turner. Lucas must decipher the art/antique world in order to find the clues that will implicate the killers. The bad guys are crazy, but they're smart, and in it for the money. I've read all but three Prey novels, and the plot of this one stands out. The plot delves into the art world and antiques and a trail of murders that goes back many years. What did "Big" and "Little" want? The murders look like a random robbery at first, but Lucas is puzzled by what was taken, and what wasn't. They brutally murder the inhabitants and the bodies are discovered a few days later. The novel opens with "Big" and "Little" breaking into a mansion in one of the most exlusive neighborhoods in St. John Sandford's Lucas Davenport returns in INVISIBILE PREY and this series shows no sign of slowing down. It's amazing to this listener how Sandford has continued to maintain his high standard with this his 17th Prey novel, yet he has produced another winner. ![]() Surely one case has nothing to with the other. ![]() Our relentless investigator has another case on his agenda - a high ranking politician with a penchant for pretty very young things has been accused of satisfying his debauched desires with a teenager. We hear: "In a second, in three long steps, he was on her again, beating the dead woman with the pipe, heavy impacts shaking the floor." It seems that this is one crime that may stump Lucas Davenport, but wait. They're savage in their assault, not only killing but further venting psychotic rage by beating a lifeless body. It's a hot summer night, muggy with the threat of a storm, when two men known only as Big and Little gain entry to a Minneapolis mansion inhabited by two elderly women. He's a topnotch voice performer who renders this novel's viscous killers and protagonist Lucas Davenport larger than life. Since giving up law for a theatrical career he has narrated more than 200 audiobooks, many in his "tough guy" voice, always assured, ever commanding. Strategically placed pauses cause me to lean in, eager for his next words. His voice is low, well modulated, and just a bit husky. Who can forget Richard Ferrone's compelling narrations of such titles as Broken Prey, Dead Watch, Rules of Prey? He's up to his winning tricks again as he reels in listeners with the opening lines of Invisible Prey.
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