Ocean Prey book cover by John Sandford

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In the Lucas Davenport (Prey) series. See all Lucas Davenport (Prey) books in order
The book before
Masked Prey
The book after
Righteous Prey
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Last checked: September 24, 2026, against johnsandford.org

What Ocean Prey is about

The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.

  • A Coast Guardsman, off duty and fishing with his family, reports a boat behaving suspiciously. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family ... suspicious behavior from a nearby boat
  • The boat stops to pick up a diver who seems to have been out there alone, with no boat of his own. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) a surfaced diver ... apparently alone, without his own boat
  • When three Guardsmen go out to investigate, all of them are shot dead. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed

Topics in this book

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Topics

  • Government investigators
  • Mass murder investigation
  • Serial murder investigation
  • Serial murderers

Book type

  • Fiction

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Lucas Davenport (Prey)

36 books listed so far

  1. Rules of Prey
  2. Shadow Prey
  3. Eyes of Prey
  4. Silent Prey
  5. Winter Prey
  6. Night Prey
  7. Mind Prey
  8. Sudden Prey
  9. Secret Prey
  10. Certain Prey
  11. Easy Prey
  12. Chosen Prey
  13. Mortal Prey
  14. Naked Prey
  15. Hidden Prey
  16. Broken Prey
  17. Invisible Prey
  18. Phantom Prey
  19. Wicked Prey
  20. Storm Prey
  21. Buried Prey
  22. Stolen Prey
  23. Silken Prey
  24. Field of Prey
  25. Gathering Prey
  26. Extreme Prey
  27. Golden Prey
  28. Twisted Prey
  29. Neon Prey
  30. Masked Prey
  31. Righteous Prey
  32. Judgment Prey
  33. Toxic Prey
  34. Lethal Prey
  35. Revenge Prey

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