Now that I've been introduced to Lucas Davenport, my only regret is that I waited this long to begin my relationship with a now favorite character.The story is a good one and involves a serial killer whose identity is introduced to the reader at the beginning of the book. Since I read a lot of mysteries, many of which are part of a series, I'm pretty savvy when it comes to the most popular male protagonists out there at the moment. I started to buy the books then and it's taken me this long to finally read the first one. After some further discussion, I realized I had stumbled upon a great series by John Sandford. At the time, I had no idea what she was talking about and thought they might have something to do with religion as in "pray" books. She said that she had been home sick for the past week and spent the time reading all of the "prey" books. If your looking for a suspensful, fun book, then I suggest John Sandford's masterpeice, Rules Of Prey.Rules Of Prey Is the first book in John Sandford's extraordinary Prey seriesĪ few years ago, I asked the owner of a bookstore to recommend some books for me. Lucas will have to have all his wits about him if he plans on apprehending him, alive or dead. Because he's not just a killer, he's a player. This killer, however, is unlike any he has ever encountered. Lucas has a strong sense of justice and is cleaver enough to find him. Lucas Davenpport is out to get this crazed man who hunts these women. Rather its the dozens of women he attracts, the games he invents, or the Porsche he drives, Lucas is something you've never seen before. After two murders and a third attempt, Detective Lucas Davenport joins the case. These notes are the Maddog's "rules".Every note says something different, such as: Never kill anybody you know never have a motive never carry a weapon after it has been used. With each woman he slays, he leaves a note. When the urge siezes him, he goes and "collects" a new victim. Sandford's "Prey" novels are engrossing and Davenport is a magnificent creation. But Davenport, without any happy miracles, tracks him down. (Having lived in Minnesota probably helps because Sandford weaves in a lot of Minnesota color.) In this debut novel, Davenport tracks down a serial killer who has rules: never carry a weapon after it has been used and so on. There is a wonderful grittiness to Sandford's "Prey" novels. Bad guys get hurt, good guys get hurt, even Davenport gets hurt. People do die while he tries to put the pieces together and figure out who the murderer is. Luck, good and bad, plays a part in Davenport's life. Davenport is no ordinary cop - but he's no super-hero either. He begins working for the Minneapolis Police Department, but later switches over to a Minnesota state law enforcement agency. Lucas Davenport is an experienced, tough and street-smart Minnesota cop. But I am definitely a fan of Lucas Davenport and John Sandford. I've never been a fan of police procedurals and still am not. "Rules Of Prey" was the first and I didn't get to it until I read a half-dozen or so of the later "Prey" titles. John Sandford has written more than a dozen cop-thrillers featuring Lucas Davenport.
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