Sandford's sixth entry in his bestselling series (Winter Prey,
1993, etc.) is another fast-paced and convincing thriller starring
detective Lucas Davenport. State Investigator Meagan Connell
believes that Minneapolis has a serial killer on its hands, a
killer who has stepped up the frequency of his attacks. Connell is
dying of cancer and is determined to catch the killer in the few
weeks she has left, but Minneapolis police are skeptical. A new
police chief with her eye on the Senate passes both the case and
Connell on to Deputy Chief Lucas Davenport. Recently returned to
the force after a two-year hiatus, Davenport agrees to work with
the abrasive state investigator. A body is found in a dumpster, and
then another in a park, and then there are some seemingly unrelated
attacks. Cat burglar Robert Koop, a bodybuilder and former prison
guard, has indeed stepped up his gruesome and deadly attacks on
women. He has become obsessed with burglary victim Sara Jensen. She
is unaware that Koop is watching her from the roof of the building
across the street and spending time in her bed when she's not at
home until she spends the night with a man. Koop, who had been
leaving her initials on his victims, becomes both sloppy and even
more deadly. Solid police work and good luck lead Davenport to
Koop, but he needs Jensen to act as a decoy. Will Davenport be able
to catch the monster before he kills again? And can they catch him
before Connell's cancer kills her? A hair-raising and shocking
ending provides the answers, and Davenport will be able to
concentrate again on his beautiful live-in love, but there's that
TV reporter who keeps inviting him for coffee... Strong on
atmosphere and suspense, with a vivid cast of major and minor
characters, this is a potent and compelling addition to the series.
(Kirkus Reviews)
HE COULD SEE THE WOMAN CLEARLY IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT. HE STEPPED BESIDE THE BED, BENT OVER HER, AND LIGHTLY, GENTLY, DRAGGED HIS TONGUE OVER HER FOREHEAD
After a two-year break, Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport is back on the force. As Deputy Chief, the first problem he inherits is acerbic state investigator Meagan Connell, who is determined to prove a link between a series of particularly brutal attacks on women. The more Davenport looks into it, the more he begins to realise that Meagan is right to fear the worst. Somewhere out there, spying on his unknowing victims at their most intimate moments, lurks a killer of unusual skill and savagery – and he's only just getting warmed up…
”John Sandford is a brilliant writer.”
THE GUARDIAN
“Another fast-paced and convincing thriller – hair-raising and shocking. Strong on atmosphere and suspense, with a vivid cast of characters…potent and compelling”
KIRKUS REVIEWS
“John Sandford knows all there is to know about detonating the gut-level shocks of a good thriller”
NEW YORK TIMES
“John Sandford keeps turning out better and better thrillers”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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