Naked Prey.John Sandford. 2003. Read by Richard Ferrone. 8 tapes. 11.5 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4025-4396-4. $72.00. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. A In this latest in Sandford's Prey series, police investigator Lucas Davenport and his partner Del are sent to rural Minnesota to investigate a lynching, which represents a mere surface scratch as to what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. in this small town. There's the kidnapping and murder of two young girls, a chop shop car-ring specializing in Toyotas. and a group of nuns who run a drug smuggling smuggling, illegal transport across state or national boundaries of goods or persons liable to customs or to prohibition. Smuggling has been carried on in nearly all nations and has occasionally been adopted as an instrument of national policy, as by Great Britain ring. Beginning their investigation, Lucas and Del meet Letty West, a spunky spunk·y adj. spunk·i·er, spunk·i·est Informal Spirited; plucky. spunk  i·ly adv. and independent
teenager who becomes their guide and confidante--and almost a victim,
because somebody thinks she's seen too much. Letty progresses from
target to heroine.
As gritty and hard-nosed as the story and the police work involved are, so is narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. Ferrone's performance. His gravelly grav·el·ly adj. 1. Of, full of, or covered with rock fragments or pebbles: a gravelly beach. 2. Having a harsh rasping sound: a gravelly voice. , tough delivery is a perfect fit for Sandford's story. The dialogue is realistic, the characters are clearly defined, and Ferrone delivers the words in a down-and-dirty style. Superior story telling; great listening. Miles Klein. Frisco, TX |
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