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Mystery · 2001 · R

Chosen Prey

by John Sandford

A serial killer selects his victims from university campuses. Lucas Davenport hunts a predator who thinks like an academic.

For17+GenreMysteryLength370 pagesRead time~10.3 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

A lot

Graphic violence — serial murders on university campuses; the investigation

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Mild — some adult situations

Substance Use

None

No meaningful substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

The academic killer — choosing victims who should be capable of protecting themselves; Lucas navigating university communities

What this book is about

A serial killer is choosing victims from Midwest university communities — women who are intelligent, capable, and careful. Lucas Davenport's investigation takes him into academic culture. Chosen Prey is the twelfth Lucas Davenport novel — the university setting gives the killer an unusual pool of victims.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Serial murders targeting university women

An academic predator — intelligence as a weapon

Twelfth in the Prey series

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