Thank you to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam's Sons for the advanced reader copy, all opinions are my own.

Hard to believe I've been reading the Prey books since the mid 1990s. 35 books in, and Lucas Davenport has never lost his place as my favorite fictional character. John Sandford has a winning combination here with Lucas and Virgil Flowers, as they get pulled into tracking down the murderer of Doris Grandfelt 20 years ago. The victim's twin sister hasn't been able to rest not knowing who killed her sister, and so she offers a $5 million dollar reward for leads to the killer. Lucas and Virgil decide to utilize the services of the true crime junkies, who have followed the case for years.

People who love true crime shows/podcasts will LOVE this book, as those personalities feature prominently in a majority of the book, highlighting how that whole industry - as well as social media - has really forced law enforcement to adapt. As usual the pairing of Lucas/Virgil is seamless, although Virgil's life definitely features more prominently in this episode.

I think, without a doubt, Sandford's greatest strength in the series is the female perpetrator..his female villains have been the most memorable (and enjoyable) and certainly that remains the case with this book and Amanda Fiske may be the best one yet.

Thank you John Sandford for making me pull another all nighters with this book.♡

John Sanford is one of my top 3 favorite authors. I loved this "Prey" book. When Davenport and Virgil work together you never know what will happen

The “Prey” series is the first set of books that began my love for thriller novels, so needless to say, John Sandford has done it again with another fantastic instillation to the series.

The story flowed well and the characters were well developed. I recommend this book and look forward to more from this author.


****Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review****

Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces to track down a ruthless killer who will do whatever it takes to keep the past buried!! Fantastic read!! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! Wow! What a thriller!! Lots of crazy twists and turns! It also had great suspense, intriguing, brutal murder, mystery, serial killers, arson, and a great who done it! The story was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this book! It was well worth reading! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!