A series of ritualistic murders committed across the United States draws Lucas Davenport into an unimaginable conspiracy of revenge in this “classic”(Boston Globe) thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A slumlord butchered in Minneapolis…A rising political star executed in Manhattan…A judge slashed to death in Oklahoma City… Each victim has a history of bad behavior, … Each victim has a history of bad behavior, but the only thing the killings have in common is the murder weapon—a Native American ceremonial knife—and a trail of blood that leads to an embodiment of evil known only as Shadow Love. Recruited to be the lethal hand of a terrorist campaign, Shadow Love has his own bloody agenda, one he will do anything to achieve.
Enlisted to find him are Minneapolis police lieutenant Lucas Davenport and New York City police officer Lily Rothenburg. But despite the countrywide carnage they needn’t look far. Because Shadow Love is right behind them.
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Someone is killing people who are anti-Native American. It seems to be a political statement. But after killing the suspect in one of the murders, there are more murders. Lucas is on the case.
A NYPD officer, Lily, shows up in the Twin Cities to help with solving the case. Lucas being Lucas, he has a fling with her, of course. Jennifer finds out, not good.
As the case starts to come together, everything goes wrong. Lily is shot, but manages to chase the killer away. When Lucas finds out who is behind the kiullings, there is a shootout. The head of the FBI is killed. But it still isn’t over.
Pretty good story, but left me with some questions. Were the killings political, or were they revenge? Was it all just a plot to expose and kill the Director? And, what caused Shadow to be so messed up?
Loved this book just like I love all of his novels.
Can’t miss with a John Sanford Prey novel. I’ve read every one of them, of course some are better than others, and always anxiously await the next release.
Must read all his books in order and then you have to read The Virgil series cannot put them down
All of the Prey series with Lucas Davenport are entertaining.
John Sandford hasn’t written a Davenport Book that I didn’t love.
Love all Lucas Davenport adventures!
Always excellent
Everything he writes is outstanding
Every John Sandford book is a great read. Always hard to put down. Lucas Davenport is always an interesting character.
Not good. Spends to much time with Lucas’s Kid. The woman is annoying also
This was one of those books that grabbed me from the start and didn’t let go. A very interesting main character, with a good dose of supporting characters. I think Lucas Davenport is a good-enough character to stand alone, but it seems that every Cop or P.I. has to be in Rehab, divorced two or three times, been suspended from the force, or have some other character flaw in order to qualify for the job.
Don’t get me wrong; John Sanders is a great writer and Shadow Prey is a great book. My comment was directed toward the genre as a whole.
This was a very enjoyable read with a few twists and turns along the way. If you like Crime Dramas, I think you’ll enjoy this one.
Great read! Start at the beginning of Sanford’s 20+ “Prey” series to appreciate the quality of his writing and character development. Each book can be enjoyed on its own but the series is too much fun for only a few.
My favorite thing about “Shadow Prey” was the simple fact that I’ve been to places that the writer mentions. I’ve been to Sleepy Eye as well as Walnut Grove, having once lived in Minnesota, so being able to actually picture those places from memory was nice.
The second novel in the Prey series didn’t hook me as much as the first one did. Perhaps it is because I went straight from book one into book two, or maybe it was just that the characters weren’t as strong as before.
The bad guys were bad guys, no doubt, but the killer from “Rules of Prey” was much more disturbing. These villains were basically dark avengers, with a small argument of doing right.
The true bad guy was barely seen or heard as Sandford focused on Davenport getting laid.
Maybe the previous book read better because the author thought Lucas would be a one time book, not a series. Here, things felt off at times but it was worth the read.
I’ll be starting on book 3 soon.