Ocean Prey
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- Author：John Sandford
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Summary
Fan-favorite heroes Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case in the remarkable new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford。
An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family when he calls in some suspicious behavior from a nearby boat。 It's a snazzy craft， slick and outfitted with extra horsepower， and is zipping along until it slows to pick up a surfaced diver 。 。 。 a diver who was apparently alone， without his own boat， in the middle of the ocean。 None of it makes sense unless there's something hinky going on， and his hunch is proved right when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed。
They're federal officers killed on the job， which means the case is the FBI's turf。 When the FBI's investigation stalls out， they call in Lucas Davenport。 And when his case turns lethal， Davenport will need to bring in every asset he can claim， including a detective with a fundamentally criminal mind: Virgil Flowers。
An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family when he calls in some suspicious behavior from a nearby boat。 It's a snazzy craft， slick and outfitted with extra horsepower， and is zipping along until it slows to pick up a surfaced diver 。 。 。 a diver who was apparently alone， without his own boat， in the middle of the ocean。 None of it makes sense unless there's something hinky going on， and his hunch is proved right when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed。
They're federal officers killed on the job， which means the case is the FBI's turf。 When the FBI's investigation stalls out， they call in Lucas Davenport。 And when his case turns lethal， Davenport will need to bring in every asset he can claim， including a detective with a fundamentally criminal mind: Virgil Flowers。
Reviews
Tammi
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As always， John Sanford brings a great story to life。 I haven't read the entire Lucan Davenport Series but I have read the entire Virgil Flower series and a couple of the Kidd series as well。 I love the books。 They are captivating from the beginning of the story and if you've read any of the previous books， you are reminded of what happened or who the characters are as you go along with the current book you are reading。 I am a huge fan。 As always， John Sanford brings a great story to life。 I haven't read the entire Lucan Davenport Series but I have read the entire Virgil Flower series and a couple of the Kidd series as well。 I love the books。 They are captivating from the beginning of the story and if you've read any of the previous books， you are reminded of what happened or who the characters are as you go along with the current book you are reading。 I am a huge fan。 。。。more
Sana Dinalang
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Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWORLVES" Prizes are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWORLVES" Prizes are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。top 。。。more
Mari
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Great reference to Covid epidemic。
Robin Atkins
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Truly one of the best books in the Prey series。After a surprise， the book takes off and Lucas Davenport is once again in control。 Love that Virgil Flowers is working on the case with Lucas。Read it while it's hot。 Truly one of the best books in the Prey series。After a surprise， the book takes off and Lucas Davenport is once again in control。 Love that Virgil Flowers is working on the case with Lucas。Read it while it's hot。 。。。more
David West
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Great addition to the Prey seriesVirgil and Lucas join together for another great adventure。 Lots of action and always a chuckle or two。 Can’t wait for the next addition。
Teresa Mills-Clark
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Good series
Randy
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After three Coast Guard crewmen are murdered， supposedly by a drug gang， Lucas and his associate Bob are dispatched to Florida to help find the murderers。 More deaths occur， and the FBI and U。S。 Marshals join forces to determine who killed the Coast Guard crew and find the higher-ups in the drug organization。 Virgil Flowers and another associate Rae go under cover with a group to help recover more of the drugs under the ocean and find out more about the killers and their organization。The most in After three Coast Guard crewmen are murdered， supposedly by a drug gang， Lucas and his associate Bob are dispatched to Florida to help find the murderers。 More deaths occur， and the FBI and U。S。 Marshals join forces to determine who killed the Coast Guard crew and find the higher-ups in the drug organization。 Virgil Flowers and another associate Rae go under cover with a group to help recover more of the drugs under the ocean and find out more about the killers and their organization。The most interesting part of this story to me is when Virgil is trained as a deep-water diver and is acting as a druggie with Rae as his girlfriend， how they must act to convince the gang that they really are druggies。 How the FBI/Marshals find gang associates and work them to identify the drug leaders is also interesting。 。。。more
Cailyn Lloyd
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I've read every book in the series and have felt， sadly， that the quality of the writing and storytelling was declining over the last five or six installments。 This book was a nice surprise: better writing， and more importantly， an engaging story with Lucas and Virgil Flowers in one book， albeit in different places。 I've never been a fan of the Flowers series but Virgil was a good addition to this story， especially matched with Rae， the US Marshall。 Recommended！ I've read every book in the series and have felt， sadly， that the quality of the writing and storytelling was declining over the last five or six installments。 This book was a nice surprise: better writing， and more importantly， an engaging story with Lucas and Virgil Flowers in one book， albeit in different places。 I've never been a fan of the Flowers series but Virgil was a good addition to this story， especially matched with Rae， the US Marshall。 Recommended！ 。。。more
Mike
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Another great lucas & Virgil bool！Great book with great detail， characterization excellent- I felt like I was listening in。 Even the criminals were believable。 I love it！
RMazin
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Strangely enough I would like to give this book either 3。5 stars or 7。 That is because I am more team Flowers than team Davenport。 Thought the first part of the book （mostly team Davenport） was somewhat telegraphed/ predictable。 But Sandford did a great job there setting up the second part of the book which brought in Flowers…。。and that is when the action picked up for me…。 so 7 or （3 Part 1 and 4 Part 2）。 Great to see everyone out of the Minnesota cold and down in the sunny climate of crime inf Strangely enough I would like to give this book either 3。5 stars or 7。 That is because I am more team Flowers than team Davenport。 Thought the first part of the book （mostly team Davenport） was somewhat telegraphed/ predictable。 But Sandford did a great job there setting up the second part of the book which brought in Flowers…。。and that is when the action picked up for me…。 so 7 or （3 Part 1 and 4 Part 2）。 Great to see everyone out of the Minnesota cold and down in the sunny climate of crime infested Florida and a shout out to Jersey and Staten Island。 Recommended。 。。。more
Jacquie Stricklind
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Another good book by John Sanford！ What a good idea combining Virgil Flowers with Lucas Davenport。 Virgil was amazing undercover playing a stoner who is an excellent diver and his so called girlfriend Rae is sure a great shooter。 This book has a lot of twists and turns。 Please do another book with Lucas and Virgil！
Terralyn Brown Barfield
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3-3 1/2 Stars ✨ Not my favorite。 Very subjective。 Loved the diving angle。 Really not into mobster culture so that made it feel like a long read for me。 Just personal taste and perhaps 🤔 I just wasn’t in the mood。 I’ll be looking forward to another installment though。Note to self: FL， major drug ring， deep sea diving， high suspense， Davenport/Flowers combo novel。
Nancy
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4 stars only because it's Lucas AND Virgil。 The story was so-so。 4 stars only because it's Lucas AND Virgil。 The story was so-so。 。。。more
MARCIA A。 BRODERICK
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I have to admit I am a HUGE John Sandford/Prey books fan。 I have read all 31 of them。 This one is extra special because it also has another fan fave， Virgil Flowers， in a starring role。 It begins with some really bad guys gunning down 3 Coast Guardsmen， a crime that the FBI can't get any traction on。 Enter Lucas Davenport of the US Marshalls， who seems to have no end of "friends in high places" and very few scruples when it comes to getting the bad guys。 A really shocking tragedy occurs， which w I have to admit I am a HUGE John Sandford/Prey books fan。 I have read all 31 of them。 This one is extra special because it also has another fan fave， Virgil Flowers， in a starring role。 It begins with some really bad guys gunning down 3 Coast Guardsmen， a crime that the FBI can't get any traction on。 Enter Lucas Davenport of the US Marshalls， who seems to have no end of "friends in high places" and very few scruples when it comes to getting the bad guys。 A really shocking tragedy occurs， which was upsetting， but it leads to Virgil entering the fray， along with Rae， another Marshall and some excellent undercover work。 Altogether， an excellent read。Keep them coming， Sandford。 。。。more
Holly Gravel
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PlAway
Susan Harwood
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Sandford at his bestVirgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport are interesting， complex， and appealing characters， who get even better when combined。 The story is a good one， with enough twists to keep it interesting， but it’s the characters who really bring it to life。 If you’re a Sandford fan， you’ll enjoy this one！
Steve
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A year without two separate books of Davenport and Flowers sees them join together in this latest "Prey" novel。 I don't know how John Sandford keeps up the pace but this one is as good as I expected！ The humorous remorse peppered throughout the conversations in these books makes it impact here s does the pace and plotting。 Recommended A year without two separate books of Davenport and Flowers sees them join together in this latest "Prey" novel。 I don't know how John Sandford keeps up the pace but this one is as good as I expected！ The humorous remorse peppered throughout the conversations in these books makes it impact here s does the pace and plotting。 Recommended 。。。more
Liz
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John Sandford is one of my favorite， predictably good authors。 And his books are even better on audio。 This time， Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to track down some drug smugglers that killed three Coast Guardsmen in Florida。 It’s hard to find anything new to say about Sandford。 After all， this is the 31st book in the Davenport series。 Suffice it to say， the series isn’t getting stale。 The book has the strong story we expect。 Unlike other action thrillers， Sandford’s stories always se John Sandford is one of my favorite， predictably good authors。 And his books are even better on audio。 This time， Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to track down some drug smugglers that killed three Coast Guardsmen in Florida。 It’s hard to find anything new to say about Sandford。 After all， this is the 31st book in the Davenport series。 Suffice it to say， the series isn’t getting stale。 The book has the strong story we expect。 Unlike other action thrillers， Sandford’s stories always seem believable。 Maybe it's because his characters are so enjoyable。 The dialogue is always spot on and typically brings a chuckle。 Richard Ferrone has narrated so many of these books， I think I’d hear his voice even if I were reading them rather than listening。 If by some odd chance， you haven’t read any of the book series， rectify that error immediately！ If you’re a fan like me， rest assured this book lives up to the high standards of the previous books I’m the series。 。。。more
Aminul Haque
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It felt like it was written following a focus group; what worked in the previous Prey novels and give a heavy dose of it。 If John Sandford doesn't enjoy writing anymore， it may be a time to stop。 It felt like it was written following a focus group; what worked in the previous Prey novels and give a heavy dose of it。 If John Sandford doesn't enjoy writing anymore， it may be a time to stop。 。。。more
Erix
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感觉是一个应该virgil查的案子，就这主角没死感觉是赤裸裸的光环，后来一直很担心virgil被一枪崩了，也没调查，就考了个潜水证。听完挺难受的，虽然这本都是态度很好的FBI，救人了，但后半段被人在酒店看到我真想打爆他们orz……我想看连环杀手。
Heather
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family when he calls in some suspicious behavior from a nearby boat。 It’s a snazzy craft， slick and outfitted with extra horsepower， and is zipping along until it slows to pick up a surfaced diver 。 。 。 a diver who was apparently alone， without his own boat， in the middle of the ocean。 None of it makes sense unless there’s something hinky going on， and his hunch is proved right when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and kille An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family when he calls in some suspicious behavior from a nearby boat。 It’s a snazzy craft， slick and outfitted with extra horsepower， and is zipping along until it slows to pick up a surfaced diver 。 。 。 a diver who was apparently alone， without his own boat， in the middle of the ocean。 None of it makes sense unless there’s something hinky going on， and his hunch is proved right when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed。They’re federal officers killed on the job， which means the case is the FBI’s turf。 When the FBI’s investigation stalls out， they call in Lucas Davenport。 And when his case turns lethal， Davenport will need to bring in every asset he can claim， including a detective with a fundamentally criminal mind: Virgil Flowers。Heather's NotesI liked this story for the most part。 I knew something was going to happen to Bob， the minute they started talking about his girlfriend。 I had hoped the author wouldn't kill him， but I should have known better， JS also seems to want to kill off his characters。 I liked seeing Virgil， but he wasn't in that much of the book。 I also felt the story dragged a bit in places。 Still it was a good book overall and a great addition to the series 。。。more
Peggy Puetz
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Great book as usualI really enjoyed the characters in the book。 There was some sad areas in the book but I liked how it finished。
Ann Phillips
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Another winner！Sandford came up with a great story， as usual。 I have enjoyed every one of the 29 Prey novels plus the Virgil Flowers books。 Thanks for the entertainment。 Ann
Pam Zea
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ReaderLong time fan have read everything he has maybe I hope you keep it up ESPECIALLY Virgil flower series thanks
Joan
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Avid ReaderThis was a bittersweet novel because a character that has been a Marshall and worked on several cases in two or three novels was killed。 Virgil was very much a part of the plot。 His laid back attitude fooled the most hardened criminals because they couldn't see him directing "a ham sandwich" spoken by one of the characters in the novel。 Lucas almost got killed， but he was injured by demo lock set。 I have to say that this is one of the writer's better books。 Lucas and Virgel with the a Avid ReaderThis was a bittersweet novel because a character that has been a Marshall and worked on several cases in two or three novels was killed。 Virgil was very much a part of the plot。 His laid back attitude fooled the most hardened criminals because they couldn't see him directing "a ham sandwich" spoken by one of the characters in the novel。 Lucas almost got killed， but he was injured by demo lock set。 I have to say that this is one of the writer's better books。 Lucas and Virgel with the assistance of Rae made an excellent team。 。。。more
Anne
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John Sandford never disappoints me with the Prey books。
Don
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Action， drugs and Murder！！！Lucas and Virgil two opposites ， but they make a great team。 Lots of action makes another great John Sandford Prey novel！！！
Ron Sellers
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Rcsva13This was another great read from John Sandford in the Prey series。 I have read all the books in this series and the Virgil Flowers series。
Paul
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B: Ocean Prey—I think I prefer Virgil Flowers novels separate from Lucas Davenport novels。 Mafia drug runners get their due。
Thomas J Coelho
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I have not read any of Sandfords books with Lucas and Virgil in them that have disappointed me。 The story kept moving and I enjoyed it。 I have most if not all of Sandfords other books and I like his story telling。
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