Broken Prey vs Shadow Prey: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Broken Prey Broken Prey John Sandford · 2005 ★★★★☆ 4.5 390 pages · ≈ 7 h 13 m · Moderate

The first body is of a young woman, found on a Minneapolis riverbank, her throat cut, her body scourged and put on display. Whoever did this, Lucas Davenport knows, is pushed by brain chemistry. There is something wrong…

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Cover of Shadow Prey Shadow Prey John Sandford · 1990 ★★★★☆ 4.0 358 pages · ≈ 6 h 38 m · Moderate

A series of ritualistic murders committed across the United States draws Lucas Davenport into an unimaginable conspiracy of revenge in this “classic”( Boston Globe ) thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.…

The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Broken PreyShadow Prey
Hardcover 3.9 (32) 3.7 (61)
Google Books 4.5 (2) 4.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (880) 4.0 (1305)

Reception

Broken PreyShadow Prey
Ratings 880 1305
Editions 14 16
Pages 390 358

Side by side

Broken PreyShadow PreyEnjoymentDifficultyInfluencePopularityClassic
MinnesotaLucas DavenportDavenportPrivate investigatorsFiction