Mortal Prey

A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford Clara Rinker is a pleasant, softly spoken, low-key Southerner. Shes also the best hitwoman in the business. Lucas Davenport should know - she almost killed him. Clara is now retired and living in Mexico with her boyfriend, the son of a local drug lord. When a snipers bullet narrowly misses her and kills her boyfriend, the boys father vows vengeance, but Rinker knows something he doesnt: the boy wasnt the target - she was. Now she is going to have to disappear to find the killer herself. Davenport is drafted to help track down the missing assassin and, with his fiance deep in wedding preparations, hes happy to go. But he has no idea what hes getting into. Rinker is as unpredictable as ever, and between her, her old bosses in the St. Louis mob, the Mexican druglord, and the combined, sometimes warring, arms of U.S. law enforcement, this is one case that is only going to get more dangerous...***READERS LOVE THE PREY SERIES*** John Sandford knows all there is to know about detonating the gut-level shocks of a good thrillerThe New York Times Book Review Thebest Lucas Davenport storyso far. The man has a fine touch for outlaws Stephen King onGolden Prey Sandford's trademark blend ofrough humor and deadly action keepsthe pages turning until the smile-inducing wrap-up, which reveals the fates of a number of his quirky, memorable charactersPublishers WeeklyonGolden Prey It appears there is no limit to John Sandford's ability to keep new breath and blood flowing into his Lucas Davenport series. This isa series you must be readingif you are not already Bookreporter.com Sandford has always been atthe top of any list of great mystery writers. His writing and the appeal of his lead character are as fresh as everThe Huffington Post Sandford isconsistently brilliantClevelandPlain Dealer