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Phantom Prey Sandford, John Edition: 2008 Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated Number of Pages: 384 ISBN10: 0399155007 ISBN13: 9780399155000 Dimensions: 6.25" w x 9.25" l x 1.00" h Weight: 1.23 lbs. Binding: Trade Cloth Language: English List Price: 26.95

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Lucas Davenport has had disturbing cases before but never one quite like this, in the shocking new Prey novel from the #1 New York Timesbestselling author. John Sandfords most recent Davenport novel, Invisible Prey, was hailed as one of his best books in recent memory (The Washington Post); as fresh and entertaining as ever (Chicago Sun-Times); and rivetingly readable (Richmond Times-Dispatch). Bu...Lucas Davenport has had disturbing cases before but never one quite like this, in the shocking new Prey novel from the #1 New York Timesbestselling author. John Sandfords most recent Davenport novel, Invisible Prey, was hailed as one of his best books in recent memory (The Washington Post); as fresh and entertaining as ever (Chicago Sun-Times); and rivetingly readable (Richmond Times-Dispatch). But this time, hes got something quite special in store. A widow comes home to her large house in a wealthy, exclusive suburb to find blood everywhere, no bodyand her collegeaged daughter missing. Shes always known that her daughter ran with a bad bunch. What did she call themGoths ? Freaksis more like it, running around with all that makeup and black clothing, listening to that awful music, so attracted to death. And now this. But the police cant find the girl, alive or dead, and when a second Goth is found slashed to death in Minneapolis, the widow truly panics. Theres someone she knows, a surgeon named Weather Davenport, whose husband is a big deal with the police, and she implores Weather to get him directly involved. Lucas begins to investigate only reluctantlybut then when a third Goth is slashed in what is now looking like a Jackthe- Ripper series of killings, he starts working it hard. The clues dont seem to add up, though. And then theres the young Goth who keeps appearing and disappearing: Who is she? Where does she come from and, more important, where does she vanish to? And why does Lucas keep getting the sneaking suspicion that there is something else going on here . . . something very, very bad indeed? Filled with his brilliant trademark suspense and some of the most interesting characters in thriller fiction, Phantom Preyis further proof that Sandford is in a class of his own (The Orlando Sentinel).You know life is good when you have a new Lucas Davenport thriller to escape into. Chicago TribuneLucas Davenport has had disturbing cases beforea but never one quite like this, in the shocking new Prey novel from the #1 "New York Times"abestselling author. John Sandfordas most recent Davenport novel, "Invisible Prey," was hailed as aone of his best books in recent memorya ("The Washington Post"); aas fresh and entertaining as evera ("Chicago Sun-Times"); and arivetingly readablea ("Richmond Times-Dispatch"). But this time, heas got something quite special in store. A widow comes home to her large house in a wealthy, exclusive suburb to find blood everywhere, no bodyaand her collegeaged daughter missing. Sheas always known that her daughter ran with a bad bunch. What did she call thema"Goths? "Freaks" is more like it, running around with all that makeup and black clothing, listening to that awful music, so attracted to death. And now this. But the police canat find the girl, alive or dead, and when a second Goth is found slashed to death in Minneapolis, the widow truly panics. Thereas someone she knows, a surgeon named Weather Davenport, whose husband is a big deal with the police, and she implores Weather to get him directly involved. Lucas begins to investigate only reluctantlyabut then when a third Goth is slashed in what is now looking like a Jackthe- Ripper series of killings, he starts working it hard. The clues donat seem to add up, though. And then thereas the young Goth who keeps appearing and disappearing: Who is she? Where does she come from and, more important, where does she vanish to? And why does Lucas keep getting the sneaking suspicion that there is something else going on here . . . something very, very bad indeed? Filled with his brillianttrademark suspense and some of the most interesting characters in thriller fiction, "Phantom Prey" is further proof that aSandford is in a class of his owna ("The Orlando Sentinel").Lucas Davenport has had disturbing cases before, but never one quite like this. Filled with his brilliant trademark suspense, "Phantom Prey" is the shocking new novel from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author."A widow comes home to her large house in a wealthy, exclusive suburb to find blood on the walls, no body - and her college-age daughter missing. She's always known that her daughter ran with a bad bunch. What did she call them - Goths? Freaks is more like it, running around with all that makeup and black clothing, listening to that awful music, so attracted to death. And now this." "But the police can't find the girl, alive or dead, and the widow truly panics. There's someone she knows, a surgeon named Weather Davenport, whose husband is a big deal with the police, and she implores. Weather to get her husband directly involved. Lucas gets in only reluctantly - but then, when a second Goth is slashed to death in Minneapolis, he starts working it hard. The clues don't seem to add up, though. And then there's the young Goth who keeps appearing and disappearing: Who is she? Where does she come from, and more important, where does she vanish to? And why does Lucas keep getting the sneaking suspicion that something else is going on here ... something very, very bad indeed?"--BOOK JACKET. (more) (less)

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