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Buried Prey

Lucas Davenport, Book 21

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Buried Prey

By: John Sandford
Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
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A house demolition provides an unpleasant surprise for the Minneapolis Police - the bodies of two girls, wrapped in plastic. It looks like they've been there a long time, and Lucas Davenport knows exactly how long. With the bodies discovered, an old case is resurrected - but there's something wrong with the evidence. As Davenport investigates, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: It wasn't just the bodies that were buried. It was the truth.

©2011 Sandford (P)2011 Penguin AudioJohn Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction

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Really enjoyed it, maybe not Sandford's absolute best story, but very, very good. And no one does Sandford better than Richard Ferrone.

Highly recommended

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I wanted to write a review as the title previously had just 2 reviews, 1 review liked it, 1 review was disappointed (with the plot). I really enjoyed this book tape, I listen to the Davenport series partly because I like the characters in it (regardless of the criminal book plot) and enjoy following them, in this book we go back to Lucas's early time as a street cop and are there as he meets familiar faces we know well from later stories, something I don't think was mentioned in the books description. For this alone the book is a must-listen, also not mentioned is something which happens to a familiar current-day character.
As for the plot, yes its fine, the book is well written and brilliantly narrated and don't be put off by a negative review,
Davenport fans are in it for the "whole" story!

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I was so disappointed in this book, it had reasonable ratings on this site and on Amazon. I felt it was less of a crime novel, and more of a life history of a rather obnoxious cop who flouted rules when it suited him. It gave a very poor view of the attitudes of the police who were interested only in their own variety of justice. The only reason I gave it 2 stars rather than 1 was that I did actually manage to finish it, albeit with a great feeling of having wasted my time on this tedious book.

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