Broken Prey.BROKEN PREY. John Sandford. 2005. Read by Richard Ferrone. 10 cds. 11.5 hrs. Penguin Audio. 0-14-305759-6. $39.95. Cardboard; plot, reader, author notes. A Lucas Davenport heads the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in Hennepin County, Minnesota Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century French explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2000 the population was 1,116,200. Its county seat is Minneapolis6. . Home alone while his family is in England, he comes up against a serial murderer. Early on, a DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. sample found under a victim's fingernail fin·ger·nail n. The nail on a finger. targets recently released sexual predator Charlie Pope as the killer. Interviews with staff and inmates at the mental institution where Pope had been incarcerated incarcerated /in·car·cer·at·ed/ (in-kahr´ser-at?ed) imprisoned; constricted; subjected to incarceration. in·car·cer·at·ed adj. Confined or trapped, as a hernia. lead Lucas and fellow cop Sloan to a trio of inmates known as "'The Big Three," psychopathic psy·cho·path·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy. 2. Relating to or affected with an antisocial personality disorder that is usually characterized by aggressive, perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior. sexual predators who appear to have the ability to exercise a form of mind control over some of their fellow prisoners. Sandford does not let the listener in on the identity of the killer until near the end of the story. When the reader's voice sounds something like sandpaper scraped over gravel, then he must be the very excellent Richard Ferrone. Surprisingly, he creates perfectly good female voices too. Miles Klein, Frisco, TX A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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