Lucas Davenport tracks a prolific serial killer in the newest nail-biter by #1New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford.ClaytonDeese looks like a small-time criminal, muscle for hire when his loanshark boss needs to teach someone a lesson. Now, seven months after ajob that went south and landed him in jail, Deese has skipped out onbail, and the U.S. Marshals come looking for him. They don’t much careabout a low-level guy–it’s his boss they want–but Deese might be theirbest chance to bring down the whole operation.Then, they step onto a dirt trail behind Deese’s rural Louisiana cabin and find a jungle full of graves.NowLucas Davenport is on the trail of a serial killer who has beenoperating for years without notice. His quarry is ruthless, and–asDavenport will come to find–full of surprises . . .__Review“[Sandford is] his usual entertaining self in this hard-coreadventure. . . . Davenport is an inspired creation.”—Marilyn Stasio,The New York Times Book Review“The Prey novels are wildly entertaining with their clever plotting, mordant humor, and smart-ass dialogue.”—BooklistPraise for John Sandford’s Prey Novels“Relentlessly swift…genuinely suspenseful…excellent.”—Los Angeles Times“Sandford is a writer in control of his craft.”—Chicago Sun-Times“Excellent…compelling…everything works.”—USA Today“Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills…a hell of a ride.”—Houston Chronicle“Crackling, page-turning tension…great scary fun.”—The New York Daily News“Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune“One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”—Detroit News“Positively chilling.”—St. Petersburg Times“Just right for fans ofThe Silence of the Lambs.”—Booklist“One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch“Ice-pick chills…excruciatingly tense…a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.”—Kirkus ReviewsAbout the AuthorJohn Sandfordis the pseudonym for the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistJohn Camp. He is the author of twenty-eight Prey novels; four Kidd novels; tenVirgil Flowers novels; three YA novels coauthored with his wife, Michele Cook;and three other books.