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Rules of Prey

A Lucas Davenport Novel

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Rules of Prey

Written by: John Sandford
Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
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The "maddog" murderer who is terrorizing the Twin Cities is two things: insane and extremely intelligent. He kills for the pleasure of it and thoroughly enjoys placing elaborate obstacles to keep police befuddled. Each clever move he makes is another point of pride. But when the brilliant Lieutenant Lucas Davenport, a dedicated cop and a serial killer's worst nightmare, is brought in to take up the investigation, the maddog suddenly has an adversary worthy of his genius.©1989 John Sandford (P)2005 Recorded Books, LLC Espionage Police Procedural Suspense Mystery Fiction

What the critics say

"A police procedural as effective as it is brutal." (Publishers Weekly)
"Sleek and nasty...a big, scary suspenseful read." (Stephen King)

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Story of a man that has little value to other live

The story is OK rambles a bit but overall moves forward at a decent pace. I enjoyed the story the suspense in how he would get caught and the end was predictable and likely could have been done a little better from the suspense side but overall a good story.

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greatly entertaining despite a rough start

narrator was great. i say rough start as it almost lost me going cold into mind of a serial killer rather than easing into it, and transition between two main leads was convoluted until the story picked up steam. great listen, understanding it's entertainment and less grounded in realism

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a good book

I enjoyed the prey series they're very good books to listen to would highly recommend them

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excellent triller

bonne histoire
très bien lue
personnages attachants
vous garde en haleine jusqu'à la fin.

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Don't be a prey!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was suspenseful & riveting - from start to finish! Great voice on the narrator!

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almost sent this back

I was pretty horrified during the first few chapters of this book but decided to stick with it. I'm so glad I did. Those first few chapters were integral to the end

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What a surprise

Audible recommended this book. It’s was great. The author must have been a police officer or had family in the business. The connotation felt so accurate. I enjoyed this book so much I started the series. I’m only on book 4, but the book have been great so far.

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Female Performances Requires.

I enjoyed the story and was mostly attentive and engaged. Narrator, Richard Ferrone, is easy to listen to with the exception of his attempt at female voices.
Here I must emphasize the that the narrator’s portrayal was seriously lacking. Female characters sounded bland, unintelligent, uninteresting and uninspired. A true shame. At least one female would significantly improve the performance.

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Was enjoyable

not typically my type of novel, but I enjoyed it. some funny moments and didn't quite know how it would end

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It was okay but not his best series

I like his other series better. Didn't warm up to the character of Lucas. He seemed like a bit of a pig always sleeping around. The story was just ok and the killer wasn't intriguing enough. not sure if I will read another book in this series.

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