Lethal Prey
By John Sandford
- Release Date: 2025-03-25
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces to track down a ruthless killer who will do whatever it takes to keep the past buried, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.
Doris Grandfelt, an employee at an accounting firm, was brutally stabbed to death . . . but nobody knew exactly where the crime took place. Her body was found the next night, dumped among a dense thicket of trees along the edge of an urban park, eight miles east of St. Paul, Minnesota. Despite her twin sister Lara Grandfelt’s persistent calls to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the killer was never found.
Twenty years later, Lara has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Confronted with the possibility of her own death, she’s determined to find Doris’s killer once and for all. Finally taking matters into her own hands, she dumps the entire investigative file on every true crime site in the world and offers a $5 million reward for information leading to the killer’s arrest. Dozens of true crime bloggers show up looking for both new evidence and “clicks,” and Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are called in to review anything that might be a new lead.
When one of the bloggers locates the murder weapon, Lucas and Virgil begin to uncover vital details about the killer’s identity. But what they don’t know is the killer lurks in plain sight, and with the true crime bloggers blasting every clue online, the killer can keep one step ahead. As the nation maneuvers the detectives closer to the truth, Lucas and Virgil will find that digging up Doris’s harrowing past might just get them buried instead.
Reviews
Ending is terrible…
3By tasonthegoVery disappointed with how Sanford ended this book.Lethal Prey
1By young ClydeSince the book doesn’t have an ending, and the next book due out is on a different subject. This book was a waste of my time.How about some closure?
2By red rider 2001For the most part a very good read but did Sanders just run out of ideas? Total letdown made the whole thing a waste of time. Did I miss some pages or what?I need to know she was convicted !!!
4By kapkocI love all J Sandfords book , but hated the up in the air ending:(Did not like the Ending
3By Drobster 1I’ve read all the “Prey”Books/, was disappointed in the ending. Actually it didn’t have an ending. Please do not write another “Prey”Book without an ending.Lucas and Virgil on top
5By papa dyerI’m waiting to see Fisk get it but there may be another book there hope Virgil stays around I enjoyed seeing shrake and Jenkins in the beginning another winner storyLethal Prey
4By StPaulDudeGood read but ending seems absentDecent story
4By runjumpskipNot as good as other Prey booksTime to move on
2By borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrringSame old dialog, same old characters. Time for Letty to take over.Almost
4By Scott_A_Miller4 Stars. Not Stanford’s best, but still a good read. Some authors are so good that living up to themselves is very difficult. He’s one of them. This was a very cerebral mystery, very little action. Was this the first time ever that Lucas and Virgil never even drew their guns let alone never fired a shot or killed a bad guy? I also would have liked more than”60-40”. Anyway, I enjoyed the read and that’s a good thing. Even if it’s Stanford’s fault that his standard is so high.God, the shine is really off.
2By iheartjooLucas and Virgil are just cardboard versions of themselves now. This was the most generic and phoned in Sandford book yet. If there were more em dashes I’d assume it was written by ChatGPT, but I suspect even that automaton would include an actual ending. I’m sad to say this is probably my last new Sandford, it’s time to take Bessie to the glue factory.Not well written
2By Slisa72*Does not seem like Sandford wrote this book. Have read many of his books. Writing style different. No ending. Very choppyLethal Prey
1By WJRJRWJRHow does an author write this kind of ending. Feel like I wasted time reading book. In the past I have read most of authors books. Not any more!!!!If you buy and read, you expect an ending.
4By Lee Child fanThere was no ending.What?
2By phone 8954331890Generally enjoy the series. But..this was a disappointing read. Too many of the conclusions the detectives reach are more imagined by the author than the team. Using a group of crime junkies to do your research? And the ending? No wait no ending. If it’s two volumes then maybe I get it.Lethal Prey
5By Skeeter 1745Good read!Lethal Prey
4By Kona O'ReillyNo ending. Maybe brought back?Epic letdown
3By halpittawayHorrible ending How about conclusion? …Seriously.
3By James R.End with 60/40? Did I miss something. Read the entire book and end without a conclusion.
