Judgment Prey
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：John Sandford
- ISBN：0593542819
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Reviews
PJO
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another gem Lucas and Virgil never cease to amaze。 The banter hey have back and forth is worth the price of admittance。
Rachel
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Started off slowly but finished well。 I have enjoyed multiple Davenport/Flowers books。 They are always enjoyable
Brian
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3。5 to 4 stars。 Not the best Davenport/Flowers， but still a good fast read。
Khris Ramella
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I LOVE Lucas and a story with him in it never disappoints！
Shawn
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A Sandford BookWith Lucas， And that fkn Flowers in it。That’s worth three stars right there！I wasn’t feelin it too much， but it’s like hangin out with the fellas on Guys’ Night Out with all my ol’ Minnesota buddies。
Deborah Weston
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Love the characters Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers！ I have read all the prey series， and found this one a little different。 It is unbelievable that they let 2 women withhold information from them while trying to solve a murder with no repercussions。 This can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading some of early series to get details on all the characters。
Ronaele Whittington， D。S。W。
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Busy law enforcement people collaborate in multiple waysSo many murders in Minnesota？ the land of Lake Wobegon？ Plenty of teams help one another to catch the bad guys。 I am sorry that one of the bad guys uses a nonprofit， charitable status to improve his own position in society。 Non-profits don't need a bad reputation。 Glad to know that the hero team of two recovered from a previous shoot-out。 Busy law enforcement people collaborate in multiple waysSo many murders in Minnesota？ the land of Lake Wobegon？ Plenty of teams help one another to catch the bad guys。 I am sorry that one of the bad guys uses a nonprofit， charitable status to improve his own position in society。 Non-profits don't need a bad reputation。 Glad to know that the hero team of two recovered from a previous shoot-out。 。。。more
Marianne
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Been reading these for a good chunk of my life。 Another enjoyable， banter-filled case solved。 Love this pair and their not by the book tactics。 4。5 stars。
Sheldon
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Sandford puts together multiple crimes and their resolution in the latest Davenport/Flowers tale。 They are simply fun and excitement put together。 I’m so glad Sandford is back in form。
Mercy Sakes
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I enjoyed this Prey book。 A federal judge and his two sons are murdered in their homes。 Davenport and Flowers are called in to solve the case。 They are exposed to more crime than originally anticipated。 Is it about the judge， his wife， his children？ What is the motive？
Carol Sheffield
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Read them allWonderful book as usual。 Recommended to anyone。 Won't have changed a thing。 Have read all 33 of the Prey Novels。 Read them allWonderful book as usual。 Recommended to anyone。 Won't have changed a thing。 Have read all 33 of the Prey Novels。 。。。more
Kathy Ballman
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lucas and Virgil pair up to solve the case of a murdered judge and his two sons。 Alex Sands。 His wife turns out to be a lesbian and is suspected at first but she too is hunting for the killer and wants to exact her revenge。 She sneaks into the boys’ boxing instructor’s home and finds he’s a child predator with lots of pictures and videos as proof。 She leaves all of it inside his registers but takes the computer flash drive。 He attempts to kill her but he is arrested by Lucas and Virgil。 Glad to Lucas and Virgil pair up to solve the case of a murdered judge and his two sons。 Alex Sands。 His wife turns out to be a lesbian and is suspected at first but she too is hunting for the killer and wants to exact her revenge。 She sneaks into the boys’ boxing instructor’s home and finds he’s a child predator with lots of pictures and videos as proof。 She leaves all of it inside his registers but takes the computer flash drive。 He attempts to kill her but he is arrested by Lucas and Virgil。 Glad to just have the guys in this page turner and not all the family background he usually does。 Do more books like this JS 。。。more
Anne
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3。75 stars
Hazel Bright
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Three and a half stars。 A clever mystery with lots of camaraderie between Davenport and Flowers。 A serviceable whodunit with nothing super special about it， but still a decent read。
Anne
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John Sandford’s Prey novels disappoints。 Love Lucas Davenport; not crazy about Virgil Flowers series but together Lucas & Virgil are perfect。
David Putnam
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For me John Sanford books are always five stars。 He is one my favorite authors， if not the favorite。 I’ve read his Prey series three times， though the earlier Prey books have a bit more depth。 Judgement Prey is back to form。 This is not an action—running gun battle-kinda story。 This is a whodunit with an emphasis on uncovering the “who” and the “why，” with Virgil and Davenport in pursuit of clues。 Non-stop conflict on every page。 In this story， the plot splinter’s off and creates a second heinou For me John Sanford books are always five stars。 He is one my favorite authors， if not the favorite。 I’ve read his Prey series three times， though the earlier Prey books have a bit more depth。 Judgement Prey is back to form。 This is not an action—running gun battle-kinda story。 This is a whodunit with an emphasis on uncovering the “who” and the “why，” with Virgil and Davenport in pursuit of clues。 Non-stop conflict on every page。 In this story， the plot splinter’s off and creates a second heinous bad guy that causes confusion。 Virgil and Davenport inadvertently forces this outlier into action， causes him to act。 I haven’t seen this type of plot before， so it kept the story fresh。 This secondary off-shoot is juggled and carried along without a loss of tension and forward motion on the main plot。 Excellent。Another favored aspect of the Sanford books was （in earlier books at least） how he’d sneak in a particularly crass but funny joke。 He’d keep the Davenport character clean by having a throw-away character do the honors。 In one instance， the two meet on the steps of the police station and the throw-away character tells Davenport the joke。 Those kinds of jokes are a little too dangerous to in today’s publishing world。So， instead in this book he did something different a little different。 He winks at the reader without breaking the fourth wall of writing。 Difficult to do。 To set this up and blend it into the plot Virgil is a recently published novelist and writing a second one。 This is truly hilarious。Lucas asks Virgil。 “Where are you at in your new novel？”Virgil: “Halfway or a little more。 Fifty-two thousand words。” Virgil says， “I went to a book signing once， and this famous author said books have three parts: The setup and the climax， and then， in the middle， the swamp。 He said he wanders around in the swamp like a lost soul。 I know where he’s coming from。”Davenport says， regarding their case: “If you are writing the Sand case where are we？ In the swamp？”tVirgil: “Yeah， we’re in the swamp， but we’re edging into the big build-up to the climax。” tThis happens in Judgement Prey at or about 52k words—in the actual swamp of this Prey book。 And then， to double-down on the joke， the story goes into what I call， “Churning，” he did it on purpose to mimic being in the swamp。 He describes something quickly and economically that has nothing to do with the story。 The same as if Sanford at this point in his own novel is mired in the swamp wandering around like a lost soul。I liked his last three， but I enjoyed this one so much more。David Putnam author of the Bruno Johnson series。t 。。。more
Mona R。 Kraft
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Bad endingNormally there is a conclusion to the book。 Not this time。 Felt like it was a TV series that got cancelled without being able to have an ending。
Constance
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3。5⭐️s
Dobby
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Sean Lennon
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The latest Lucas Davenport/Virgil Flowers novel has had me on the edge of my seat with the turn of every page！ While still recovering from the end of the last novel， Lucas and Virgil are pulled into the murder of a judge and his two boys。 The fun banter between the two brings the giggles while they check every suspect and every lead。 I loved how Sandford brings the reader through the story， wondering who the killer is while Lucas and Virgil figure it out on the way。 The suspense and mystery were The latest Lucas Davenport/Virgil Flowers novel has had me on the edge of my seat with the turn of every page！ While still recovering from the end of the last novel， Lucas and Virgil are pulled into the murder of a judge and his two boys。 The fun banter between the two brings the giggles while they check every suspect and every lead。 I loved how Sandford brings the reader through the story， wondering who the killer is while Lucas and Virgil figure it out on the way。 The suspense and mystery were top notch， just like Sandford always is。 If this is your first or your 40th John Sandford novel， mystery lovers will enjoy this one along with every other Sandford novel！ 。。。more
Trisha Mcghee
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Once again Lucas and Virgil do not disappoint！ Absolutely love John Sandford’s Prey series！
Fred Rayworth
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Judgment Prey was another outstanding read by John Sandford。 The writing was top notch and addictive with third-person， past-tense。 The narrative was brisk， the chapters and/or scenes short。 There were many plot twists and turns and I had no sure idea what was what right up to the surprise ending。 Highly recommended。
Jon
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So， if you didn't know， Richard Ferrante died due to pancreatic cancer last year。 He was the voice of the Sandford books。 He is irreplaceable。 I hate the new guy， so I will read future books not listen to them。 So I am sure my opinion was skewed due to the new reader， however， this seemed like every other Davenport mystery since he left the Marshall service。 That's not a compliment， So， if you didn't know， Richard Ferrante died due to pancreatic cancer last year。 He was the voice of the Sandford books。 He is irreplaceable。 I hate the new guy， so I will read future books not listen to them。 So I am sure my opinion was skewed due to the new reader， however， this seemed like every other Davenport mystery since he left the Marshall service。 That's not a compliment， 。。。more
Gerry
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I am never disappointed with a John Sandford novel。 And putting Lucas and Virgil together is great。 The dialogue alone is worth reading the book。 This one starts with the brutal murder of a Federal judge along with his two pre-teen sons。 As usual with Sandford's books we follow every lead， most of which lead nowhere but eliminating suspects along the way。 Before long we have more than one killer or is there only one？ And the ending is priceless， although I think I'll get a lot of disagreement on I am never disappointed with a John Sandford novel。 And putting Lucas and Virgil together is great。 The dialogue alone is worth reading the book。 This one starts with the brutal murder of a Federal judge along with his two pre-teen sons。 As usual with Sandford's books we follow every lead， most of which lead nowhere but eliminating suspects along the way。 Before long we have more than one killer or is there only one？ And the ending is priceless， although I think I'll get a lot of disagreement on the subject！ Fantastic read！！ 。。。more
Tom Hines
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Another Great Story！John Sandford is the best！ Judgement Prey keeps the suspense going。 Virgil and Lucas are a great team。 It is nice to see them together again in a great story。
Ken Wahe
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sad to say but the main attribute of a Sanford book is the idle chit chat between Virgil and Davenport。。。 i don't care to read a book when one sees the climax on page 101。。。i bought it and read it and will continue to do so， other than the Letty books。。。 having lived in the Twin Cities for several years I really enjoy the trapings thru St Paul。。。was there but I didn't do that。。。 sad to say but the main attribute of a Sanford book is the idle chit chat between Virgil and Davenport。。。 i don't care to read a book when one sees the climax on page 101。。。i bought it and read it and will continue to do so， other than the Letty books。。。 having lived in the Twin Cities for several years I really enjoy the trapings thru St Paul。。。was there but I didn't do that。。。 。。。more
Sharon L。 Robertson
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Judgement Prey。。。。 Great book！I 'be now read several of these books and I am impressed with the writing skill of John Sandford。 Good mysteries and great adventure books。。。 This one had a surprise ending！ I love the characters that are created within the books。 They are believable and all too human。 I would recommend this for any adventure or mystery reader。 Judgement Prey。。。。 Great book！I 'be now read several of these books and I am impressed with the writing skill of John Sandford。 Good mysteries and great adventure books。。。 This one had a surprise ending！ I love the characters that are created within the books。 They are believable and all too human。 I would recommend this for any adventure or mystery reader。 。。。more
Janis Merkle
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3。5
Kathy Spann
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John Sandford writes a fast paced police procedural。 Virgil and Lucas solve another murder。
PottWab Regional Library
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