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#1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford's "haunting, unforgettable, ice-blooded thriller"* that introduced Lucas Davenport... The killer was mad but brilliant. He left notes with every woman he killed. Rules of murder: Never have a motive. Never follow a discernible pattern. Never carry a weapon after it has been used...So many rules to his sick, violent games of death. But Lucas Davenport, the cop who's out to get him, isn't playing by the rules. "Terrifying...Sandford has crafted the kind of trimmed-to-the-bone thriller that is hard to put down...scary...intriguing...unpredictable."--Chicago Tribune "Rules of Prey is so chilling that you're almost afraid to turn the pages. So mesmerizing you cannot stop...A crackle of surprises."--*Carl Hiaasen "Sleek and nasty...A big scary, suspenseful read, and I loved every minute of it."--Stephen King
"A cop and a killer you will remember for a long, long time."--Robert B. Parker
"A cop and a killer you will remember for a long, long time."--Robert B. Parker
- Format: MassMarketPaperback
- Author: Sandford, John
- ISBN: 9780425121634
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 6.73 x 1.01
- Number Of Pages: 353
- Publication Year: 1990
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First Lucas Davenport novel
Brian S. - 1 year 1 month agoThe first title in John Sandford's signature series only hints at the growth ahead - not only in the author but in Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport. If you start in the middle (Secret Prey for me) and then bounce back to the beginning, you find a grimmer protagonist and an arguably "wordier" writing style. But no matter if Sandford's style hews towards Thomas Harris (early-Sandford) or Elmore Leonard (later-Sandford) your need for the best crime entertainment available gets met.
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Great debut
Timothy L. - 5 years 5 months agoThis gets five stars because I am a mega police procedurals fan, started with Joseph Waumbaugh. The old private eye stories were successful because not being police, the PI’s could go by their own rules. Except for Lucas Davenport here in the first of John Sandford’s series Prey novels. A bit dated today, at its release this was a timely take on a policeman who encounters an evil that can’t be dealt with by conventional means. Davenport is tough, inventive ruthless and unforgiving when perhaps that is the only way to be. He is also very intelligent ( which makes him rich later in the series). He is a rugged lady’s man who loves books and role playing games.Sandford here also crafts an unforgettable monster for Davenport to pursue.Game on!#SpringPicks