Masked Prey (A Prey Novel Book 30)

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Last update: 09-01-2024


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Lucas Davenport investigates a vitriolic blog that seems to be targeting the children of U.S. politicians in the latest thriller by #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford.

The daughter of a U.S. Senator is monitoring her social media presence when she finds a picture of herself on a strange blog. And there are other pictures . . . of the children of other influential Washington politicians, walking or standing outside their schools, each identified by name. Surrounding the photos are texts of vicious political rants from a motley variety of radical groups.

It's obviously alarming--is there an unstable extremist tracking the loved ones of powerful politicians with deadly intent? But when the FBI is called in, there isn't much the feds can do. The anonymous photographer can't be pinned down to one location or IP address, and more importantly, at least to the paper-processing bureaucrats, no crime has actually been committed. With nowhere else to turn, influential Senators decide to call in someone who can operate outside the FBI's constraints: Lucas Davenport.

Top reviews from the United States

Linda
5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful, interesting characters
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2024
I read, mainly listened to this book when it came out. I don’t remember it much, which is probably because I mainly listened to the audio book. Mainly read it this time, and it was fun. Exciting. Lots of complaints about the politics in reviews, but I enjoy how John Sandford writes about different topics. It keeps his books different. Lucas is a hunter. These are his stories, and they reflect the personality that has been developed over many books. I like the Marshal cast, but also liked the more police cast.
Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars So-so firearm research
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2024
Good action but nobody ever fired 3 quick shots with a Remington 700 in 7mm Remington magnum. It's bolt action.
Pamela Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Good all the way through.
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2024
Action all the way through. Good friends coming to help. I like all the characters in this book.
Just enough of everything that makes a good read.
porsche
5.0 out of 5 stars LUCAS THE HUNTER - IT'S WHAT HE DOES
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020
John Sandford is solid gold - I haven't read a book of his that I didn't like - and this one was no exception. I will admit that this one was a bit heavy on the "politics" in the beginning of the book which lays out the "landscape" of what Lucas and law enforcement are facing, although I'm not really sure that "politics" is truly the appropriate word. Sandford is simply telling us what the "culture" is really like in this country, and some people apparently cannot deal with that when they come face-to-face with that fact. I have no problem with 2nd A rights, but do we really need 300+M guns in the country where everyone and his aunt and uncle each own 20 guns? Did anyone ever see the movie RED 2 with Bruce Willis and John Malkevich? They're both retired CIA agents, hence the acronym RED - Retired - Extremely Dangerous. Anyway, at one point, JM gives BW's girlfriend a gun, and BW goes nuts! "You gave her a gun?" and JM says "This is America, Frank!" So, this is in fact where we are folks - get used to it because it ain't going to change any time soon.

As for the story, it was typical Lucas-style law enforcement - he gets the job done, even if he has to bend the rules a bit. And like any criminal who has committed a truly heinous crime, as in this case, shooting an innocent child, he got what he deserved - not a trial, not five years or ten years or twenty years in jail, or even life without parole - Lucas the Hunter did what every hunter does - he hunts and kills! And the world is a safer place! Personally, I don't understand "life without parole" - so you put a guy in prison for the rest of his life, so you wind up keeping a guy alive for the next 50 years - imprisoning him, feeding him, providing medical care, and you know that you're never going to let him out of prison - WTF for? Charles Manson is a prime example - WTF for? So you can live with your conscience that, unlike Manson, the State does not kill? Give me a break! Manson and his band of lunatics killed nine people - do they really deserve to live? Not if Lucas is around! Lucas reminds me of when the FBI ws originally formed and went after the notorious criminals of the 1930s - Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie & Clyde, John Dillinger - they were killing a lot of people - both civilians and LEOs, so they simply got shot - no arrests, no trials, just shot - forever taken out of society - you knew that they were never going to change, so why bother. Same thing here. If you kill an innocent child, you are obviously not an Altar Boy!

I can't wait for the next Prey book!
Kirk Michie
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2024
Such an entertaining and insightful story. Kind of ripped from the headlines in the best of ways. Sandford has become my steadiest go-to writer and he doesn’t disappoint here. Bravo!
Another Bob
4.0 out of 5 stars Lucas, Bob and Rae
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2024
I've read a good number of Lucas Davenport novels. This one took a while to get rolling. Once it did, it was hard to put down. I'd rate it an average John Sandford work, which is still pretty good.
Golfert
3.0 out of 5 stars Not my favorite
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
I'm just not into these types of stories. I had a difficult time understanding how the creation of an off beat website would trigger such a response as written by the author. The storyline spent way too much time talking about the right wing conservatives. It got a bit boring to me and I found myself speed reading in order to get through it all. Probably my least favorite Prey series book.
Judy Rutherford
5.0 out of 5 stars John Sandford
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024
Love this author! Have read alot of his books and loved all of them

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