John Sandford crafts compelling thrillers that delve into the darker aspects of human nature and society. His writing is distinguished by sharp dialogue and a keen insight into character psychology, particularly those operating on the fringes of the law. Sandford excels at building suspense and creating atmospheric settings that draw readers into gripping narratives. His stories are characterized by meticulously plotted mysteries and believable characters that linger long after the final page.
Lucas Davenport faces his most dangerous challenge in this gripping thriller from a bestselling author. As he navigates a complex investigation, readers can expect intense suspense and unexpected twists that keep them on the edge of their seats. The narrative delves into the darker aspects of crime, showcasing Davenport's skills and determination as he confronts formidable adversaries. This installment promises to deliver a captivating blend of action and psychological depth, making it a must-read for thriller enthusiasts.
Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, join forces to locate a dangerous scientist whose latest project poses a global threat. Dr. Lionel Scott, an expert in tropical and infectious diseases, believes Gaia is dying due to humanity's reckless behavior. He sees the unsustainable population growth and societal chaos as direct contributors to Earth's decline. Scott concludes that the only way to save the planet is to eliminate the human threat, positioning himself as the solution. When he suddenly disappears, Letty is assigned to track down leads related to his whereabouts. Scott's ties to sensitive research on viruses and pathogens trigger alarms among various national and international organizations, particularly given his high-level security clearances at institutions like Los Alamos National Laboratory. As Letty delves deeper, she realizes the complexity of the situation and enlists her father, Lucas, to help lead a team of specialists in the search. As they uncover alarming connections between Scott and Gaia conspiracists, their fears escalate. It becomes a desperate race against time to find Scott before the virus he engineered can be weaponized, potentially unleashing catastrophic consequences for the world.
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.Alex Sand was spending the evening at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were shot in cold blood. A wealthy federal judge, there’s no short list of people who could have a vendetta against Sands, but the gruesome murders, especially that of his children, turn their St. Paul community on its head. Sand was on the verge of a major donation to a local housing charity, Heart/Twin Cities, and with the money in limbo, eyes suddenly turn to his grieving widow, Margaret Cooper, to see what she might do with the money. Margaret, distraught over the death of her family, struggles to move forward, and can’t imagine how or why anyone would target her husband.With public pressure mounting and both the local police force and FBI hitting dead end after dead end, Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are called in to do what others could find answers. With each potential lead flawed, Davenport and Flowers are determined to chase every theory until they figure out who killed the Sands. But when they find themselves being stonewalled by the most unlikely of forces, the two wonder if perhaps each misdirection could lead them closer to the truth.
Beginning in A.D. 1000 with Leif Ericson and ending with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, John Sanford (1904-2003) presents in poetic prose a searing personal history of the United States.
The chilling murder of federal judge Alex Sand and his two sons sends shockwaves through their St. Paul community, especially as he was about to make a significant charitable donation. As the investigation unfolds, Sand's widow, Margaret Cooper, grapples with her family's tragic loss while facing public scrutiny regarding the donation's fate. With local authorities stumped, detectives Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers dive into a complex case filled with misdirections, determined to uncover the truth behind the brutal killings despite unexpected obstacles.
Reminiscent of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, this deliciously odd picture
book from talented author/illustrator John Sandford tells the story of a
reclusive fox who learns to open himself up to friendship.
Letty Davenport, the tough-as-nails adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes on an undercover assignment that brings her across the country and into the crosshairs of a dangerous group of hackers.Letty Davenport's days working a desk job at are behind her. Her previous actions at a gunfight in Texas--and her incredible skills with firearms--draw the attention of several branches of the US government, and make her a perfect fit for even more dangerous work. The Department of Homeland Security and the NSA have tasked her with infiltrating a hacker group, known only as Ordinary People, that is intent on wreaking havoc. Letty and her reluctant partner from the NSA pose as free-spirited programmers for hire and embark on a cross country road trip to the group's California headquarters.While the two work to make inroads with Ordinary People and uncover their plans, they begin to suspect that the hackers are not their only enemy. Someone within their own circle may have betrayed them, and has ulterior motives that place their mission--and their lives--in grave danger.
Letty Davenport, the brilliant and tenacious adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes the investigative reins in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from John Sandford. “Sandford fans rejoice! Davenport next generation has arrived and Letty is exactly the kind of cool-eyed, smart-mouthed, lethally dangerous heroine we’ve been waiting for.” --Lisa Gardner, author of One Step Too Far By age twenty-four, Letty Davenport has seen more action and uncovered more secrets than many law enforcement professionals. Now a recent Stanford grad with a master’s in economics, she’s restless and bored in a desk job for U.S. Senator Colles. Letty’s ready to quit, but her skills have impressed Colles, and he offers her a carrot: feet-on-the-ground investigative work, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security. Several oil companies in Texas have reported thefts of crude, Colles tells her. He isn’t so much concerned with the oil as he is with the money: Who is selling the oil, and what are they doing with the profits? Rumor has it that a fairly ugly militia group might be involved. Colles wants to know if the money is going to them, and if so, what they’re planning. Letty is partnered with a DHS investigator, John Kaiser, and they head to Texas. When the case quicky turns deadly, they know they’re on the track of something bigger. The militia group has set in motion an explosive plan . . . and the clock is ticking down.
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are up against a powerful vigilante group with an eye on vengeance in a stunning new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford."We're going to murder people who need to be murdered." So begins a press release from a mysterious group known only as "The Five," shortly after a vicious predator is murdered in San Francisco. The Five is believed to be made up of vigilante killers who are very bored...and very rich. They target the worst of society--rapists, murderers, and thieves--and then use their unlimited resources to offset the damage done by those who they've killed, donating untraceable bitcoin to charities and victims via the dark net. The Five soon become the most popular figures on social media, a modern-day Batman...though their motives may not be entirely pure.After a woman is murdered in the Twin Cities, Virgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport are sent in to investigate. And they soon have their hands full--the killings are smart and carefully choreographed, and with no apparent direct connection to the victims, the Five are virtually untraceable. But if anyone can destroy this group, it will be the dynamic team of Davenport and Flowers.
The writing is characterized by its fresh and energetic prose, delivering a superb storytelling experience. The narrative unfolds with a raw intensity, evoking deep emotions akin to an exposed nerve. This gripping style promises to engage readers thoroughly, making for a compelling read.
The narrative immerses readers in a gripping and intense scenario, showcasing the author's talent for amplifying fear and exhilaration within a dark and brutal context. The relentless pace and raw energy of the story create an experience that may overwhelm those with delicate sensibilities, pushing them to seek comfort amidst the chaos.
Set against the harsh backdrop of the California desert during World War II, the story follows an army deserter who forms a bond with a carhop. As they navigate the sweltering heat, he grapples with his troubled past while evading military authorities. The narrative is filled with sharp dialogue and tension, leading to a pivotal decision: whether to accept the woman's help in escaping to Mexico or face the consequences of his choices. The novel captures themes of desperation, love, and the quest for freedom.
Fan-favorite heroes Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case in the remarkable new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford. An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family when he calls in some suspicious behavior from a nearby boat. It's a snazzy craft, slick and outfitted with extra horsepower, and is zipping along until it slows to pick up a surfaced diver . . . a diver who was apparently alone, without his own boat, in the middle of the ocean. None of it makes sense unless there's something hinky going on, and his hunch is proved right when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed. They're federal officers killed on the job, which means the case is the FBI's turf. When the FBI's investigation stalls out, they call in Lucas Davenport. And when his case turns lethal, Davenport will need to bring in every asset he can claim, including a detective with a fundamentally criminal mind: Virgil Flowers.
Lucas Davenport tracks a prolific serial killer in this nail-biting #1 New York Times-bestseller from John Sandford. Clayton Deese looks like a small-time criminal, muscle for hire when his loan shark boss needs to teach someone a lesson. Now, seven months after a job that went south and landed him in jail, Deese has skipped out on bail, and the U.S. Marshals come looking for him. They don't much care about a low-level guy--it's his boss they want--but Deese might be their best 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. Now Lucas Davenport is on the trail of a serial killer who has been operating for years without notice. His quarry is ruthless, and--as Davenport will come to find--full of surprises . . .
Lucas Davenport pursues a prolific serial killer who has gone undetected for
years in the newest nail-biter by internationally bestselling author John
Sandford
Virgil Flowers will have to watch his back--and his mouth--as he investigates a college culture war turned deadly in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times-bestseller John Sandford
A #1 New York Times Bestseller Virgil Flowers investigates a miracle--and a murder--in the wickedly entertaining new thriller from the master of "pure reading pleasure" (Booklist). Wheatfield, Minnesota: a metropolis of six hundred souls and change, for which the word "moribund" might have been invented. Nothing ever happened there and nothing ever would--until the mayor of sorts (campaign slogan: "I'll Do What I Can") and his precocious teenage buddy come up with a scheme to put Wheatfield on the map. Should something dramatic occur--say, that the apparition of the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared at the local Catholic Church--the whole town would be turned into a shrine, attracting thousands of pilgrims. And all those pilgrims needed food, shelter, all kinds of crazy things. The town would get rich! What could go wrong? Then the shootings begin. And as they--and Virgil Flowers--are about to discover, that's only the beginning of their troubles. . . .
Lucas Davenport confronts an old nemesis, now more powerful than ever as a U.S. senator, in the thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Prey series Lucas Davenport had crossed paths with her before. A rich psychopath, Taryn Grant had run successfully for the U.S. Senate, where Lucas had predicted she’d fit right in. He was also convinced that she’d been responsible for three murders, though he’d never been able to prove it. Once a psychopath had gotten that kind of rush, though, he or she often needed another fix, so he figured he might be seeing her again. He was right. A federal marshal now, with a very wide scope of investigation, he’s heard rumors that Grant has found her seat on the Senate intelligence committee, and the contacts she’s made from it, to be very…useful. Pinning those rumors down was likely to be just as difficult as before, and considerably more dangerous. But they had unfinished business, he and Grant. One way or the other, he was going to see it through to the end.
Class reunions: a time for memories - good, bad, and, as Virgil Flowers is
about to find out, deadly - in the thrilling new novel in the number one New
York Times-bestselling series
Praise for Golden Prey The best Lucas Davenport story so far. The man has a
fine touch for outlaws.-Stephen King Sandford's trademark blend of rough humor
and deadly action keeps the pages turning until the smile-inducing wrap-up,
which reveals the fates of a number of his quirky, memorable characters.-
Publishers Weekly The twenty-ninth Prey novel is a very good, straightforward
chase thriller, laced with gallows humor throughout.- Booklist Buckle up, grab
a cold drink & settle in for another splendid entry in a stellar series.
-Richmond Times-Dispatch Praise for the Prey novels of John Sandford It
appears there is no limit to John Sandford's ability to keep new breath and
blood flowing into his Lucas Davenport series. This is a series you must be
reading if you are not already.-Bookreporter.com If you haven't read Sandford
yet, you have been missing one of the great summer-read novelists of all
time.-Stephen King Sandford has always been at the top of any list of great
mystery writers. His writing and the appeal of his lead character are as fresh
as ever.-The Huffington Post Sandford is consistently brilliant.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Fans of The Martian will enjoy this extraordinary new thriller of the future from #1 New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author John Sandford and internationally known photo-artist and science fiction aficionado Ctein. In 2066, a Caltech intern notices an anomaly from a space telescope—something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating. Space objects don’t decelerate. Spaceships do... A flurry of top-level government meetings produce the inescapable conclusion: Whatever built the ship is at least one hundred years ahead of our technology, and whoever can get their hands on it will have an advantage so large, no other nation can compete. The race is on, and a remarkable adventure begins. Soon a hastily thrown-together crew finds its strength and wits tested against adversaries of this earth and beyond. So buckle up, because two perfectly matched storytellers are about to take you for a ride...
When his adopted daughter's friend reports that someone has been killing off a circle of nomadic panhandlers, Lucas travels to North Dakota, where he encounters a dangerously violent subculture.
Murder. Scandal. Politics. And one billionaire heiress so dangerous in so many ways. An explosive Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. All hell has broken loose in the capital. An influential state senator has been caught with something very, very nasty on his office computer. The governor can’t believe it—the senator’s way too smart for that, even if he is from the other party. Something’s not right. As Davenport investigates, the trail leads to a political fixer who has disappeared, then—troublingly—to the Minneapolis police department itself, and most unsettling of all, to a woman who could give Machiavelli lessons in manipulation. She has very definite ideas about the way the world should work—along with the money, ruthlessness, and cold-blooded will to make it happen.
The night after the fourth of July, Layton Carlson Jr., of Red Wing, Minnesota, finally got lucky. And unlucky. He'd picked the perfect spot to lose his virginity to his girlfriend, an abandoned farmyard in the middle of cornfields: nice, private, and quiet. The only problem was…something smelled bad - like, really bad. He mentioned it to a county deputy he knew, and when the cop took a look, he found a body stuffed down a cistern. And then another, and another. By the time Lucas Davenport was called in, the police were up to fifteen bodies and counting. And as if that wasn't bad enough, when Lucas began to investigate, he made some disturbing discoveries of his own. The victims had been killed over a great many years, one every summer, regular as clockwork. How could this have happened without anybody noticing? Because one thing was for sure: the killer had to live close by. He was probably even someone they saw every day…
They were average kids looking for something to do. Today they started killing people. A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde are on the run through rural Minnesota—victim by victim they’re having the time of their lives. But when Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers joins the hunt for the thrill-hungry kids, things take a shocking detour.
#1 New York Times Bestseller An ancient relic is unearthed during an archaeological dig. A Minnesota college professor is keeping a secret that could change the world’s history as we know it. For Virgil Flowers, the link between the two is inescapable—and his investigation, more dangerous and far-reaching than he can possibly imagine.
V hlavní roli Lucas Davenport Lucas Davenport musí dodržovat pravidla jako málokdo druhý. Je členem oddělení vražd minneapoliského policejního sboru. Jenže vražd bez motivu, beze stopy po pachateli, bez důkazů přibývá. Lucas Davenport dochází stále více k přesvědčení, že když protivník nedodržuje pravidla vražedné hry, jediný způsob, jak jej dostat, je začít porušovat svá vlastní, vnést do řádu hry chaos.
A senseless slaughter leads Lucas Davenport down a twisted path in this thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. Lucas Davenport has seen many terrible murder scenes. This is one of the worst. In the Minnesota town of Wayzata, an entire family has been killed—husband, wife, two kids, dogs. On the wall, in blood: “Were coming.” No apostrophe. There’s something about the scene that tugs at Lucas’s cop instincts—it looks an awful lot like the kind of scorched-earth retribution he’s seen from Mexican drug gangs. But this is a seriously upscale town, the husband ran a modest software company, the wife dabbled in local politics. None of it seems to fit. Until it does...
In a small Minnesota town, locals oppose a new megastore, leading to deadly protests. Virgil Flowers investigates a series of bombings tied to the store's construction, revealing shocking truths about the conflict between local merchants and environmentalists. The fifth installment in John Sandford's bestselling series.
Eine Frau, die ermordet auf dem Stone Lake treibt. Ein Ferienresort in Angst und Schrecken. Und ein unheimlicher Mörder, der immer neue Opfer sucht Eigentlich ist Virgil Flowers im Norden Minnesotas unterwegs, um an einem Angelwettbewerb teilzunehmen. Doch noch bevor er den ersten Fisch am Haken hat, erreicht ihn ein Anruf seines Chefs: Die Direktorin einer großen Werbeagentur ist ganz in der Nähe tot in einem Boot aufgefunden worden, per Kopfschuss exekutiert. Sie war Gast im „Adlernest“, einem exklusiven Wellnesshotel für Frauen. Virgil ermittelt und entdeckt Brisantes: Nicht nur, dass den Gästen gegen Bares jede Art von Lust vermittelt wird, der Mord war auch nicht der erste. Und es kann jederzeit den Nächsten treffen – vielleicht sogar ihn selbst …
Haunted by the unsolved kidnapping of two girls for twenty-five years, Minneapolis homicide detective Lucas Davenport faces a chilling return to the case when their bodies are discovered. This revelation plunges him into a dark and complex investigation that forces him to confront his deepest fears and the shadows of the past, revealing a nightmare that challenges his skills and resilience like never before.
Ein Raubüberfall in einer Apotheke eskaliert zu einem Mord, und Lucas Davenports Frau wird zur einzigen Zeugin. Als Sonderermittler übernimmt er den Fall und gerät in eine gefährliche Situation, da seine Frau in Lebensgefahr schwebt.
V hlavní roli Lucas Davenport Lucas Davenport musí dodržovat pravidla jako málokdo druhý. Je členem oddělení vražd minneapoliského policejního sboru. Jenže vraždění bez motivu, beze stopy po pachateli, bez důkazů, přibývá. Lucas Davenport má co dělat se šílenci a, o to hůř, se šílenci inteligentními a vynalézavými. A dochází stále blíž k přesvědčení, že když protivníci nedodržují pravidla vražedné hry, jediný způsob, jak je dostat, je začít porušovat svá vlastní, vnést do řádu hry chaos.
Republikáni přijíždějí do St. Paulu na předvolební sjezd strany. Konference má být velkolepá, ale naruší ji několik případů, z nichž policie nemá vůbec radost. Nejnebezpečnější je skupina profesionálních lupičů, kteří vycítili několik lukrativních příležitostí k obohacení se. Chystají se na politické představitele s kufříky plnými peněz a zajímá je i hotel, v němž se sjezd koná a jehož bezpečnostní systém má slabiny. To vše působí starosti Lucasi Davenportovi, ale to, co ho postihne vzápětí, je mnohem horší. Při jednom zásahu způsobila Lucasova zbloudilá kulka pasáku a zloději Randymu Whitcombovi těžké zranění, po němž skončil na invalidním vozíku. Mladý muž viní ze svého postižení Lucase, ale nemá v plánu ho zastřelit. To by nebylo to pravé řešení. Lucas má hezkou čtrnáctiletou adoptivní dceru, na niž se Whitcomb zaměří a se sniperkou ráže 50 chystá krutou pomstu…
Investigating the shooting murder of a kayaker at a women-only Minnesota resort, investigator Virgil Flowers finds more suspects than anticipated including the victim's fellow patrons and a talented local country singer.
Lucas Davenport, člen oddělení vražd minneapoliského policejního sboru, se ocitá v situaci, kdy se zvyšuje počet vražd bez motivu a bez stop. Je přesvědčen, že jediným způsobem, jak chytit nepřítele, který nedodržuje pravidla, je začít porušovat svá vlastní.
V Minneapolis řádí mnohonásobný vrah žen, který zanechává lístečky s pravidly, jež dodržuje, aby unikl spravedlnosti. Davenport se rozhodne, že musí změnit přístup, aby vraha dostal, ale obává se, že obětí bude ještě více.
Série brutálních vražd v jeho rajonu vyvolává obavy po celé zemi. Davenport spolupracuje s mladou newyorskou policistkou Lily Rothenburgovou, aby odhalili temné tajemství americké indiánské komunity. Počet obětí roste a policie nemá téměř žádné stopy, což ztěžuje odhalení motivu těchto krvavých činů.
Davenport se také musí vyrovnat s sadistickou vraždou lékařky, která otřásla městem. Po traumatizujících případech se obává, zda zvládne vyšetřování, zvlášť když zjistí, co vrah udělal oběti s očima. Následuje další vražda se stejným děsivým zohavením, a Davenport se dostává do sítě inteligentního a prohnaného manipulátora fascinovaného smrtí.
Virgil Flowers, Ermittler in Minnesota, wird mit einem außergewöhnlichen Psychothriller konfrontiert: In Bluestem wird ein Haus mit seinem Besitzer in die Luft gesprengt, und zuvor wurden ein Arzt und seine Frau brutal ermordet. Flowers vermutet einen Zusammenhang und sieht sich selbst als nächstes Ziel des Täters.
Virgil Flowers hunts a killer responsible for a strange string of murders in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. On a hot, humid summer night in Minnesota, Virgil Flowers gets a call from Lucas Davenport. A body has been found near a veterans’ memorial in Stillwater with two shots to the head and a lemon in his mouth—exactly like the body they found two weeks ago. Working the murders, Flowers becomes convinced that someone is keeping a list—with many more names on it. And when he discovers what connects them all, he’s almost sorry. Because if it’s true, then this whole thing leads down a lot more trails than he thought it did—and every one of them is booby-trapped.
In this gripping installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Prey series by John Sandford, Lucas Davenport investigates the disappearance of a college student and the slayings of two others, leading him to a possible modern-day Jack the Ripper. As he uncovers dark secrets, a mysterious Goth girl complicates the case.
In the richest neighbourhood of Minneapolis, two elderly women lie murdered in their home, beaten to death with a metal pipe; the rooms ransacked, only small items stolen. It's clearly a random break-in by someone looking for money to buy drugs. But as he looks more closely, Lucas Davenport begins to wonder if the items are actually so small or the victims so random; if there might not be some invisible agenda at work here. Gradually a pattern begins to emerge. But the clues that connect a seemingly random series of murders will lead Davenport to somewhere he never expected. Which is unfortunate, because the killers - and there is more than one of them - are expecting him...
Late afternoon, Virginia, and a woman is on the run. Her husband, a former US Senator named Lincoln Bowe, has been missing for days. Kidnapped? Murdered? She doesn't know - but she thinks she knows who's involved, and why. And that she may be next. Hours later, Jake Winter's mobile phone rings. An Army Intelligence veteran, Winter specializes in 'forensic bureaucracy'. The Pentagon, the FBI, CIA, Homeland Security - when something goes wrong, Winter kicks over rocks until he finds out what really happened. The White House is his main client, and the chief of staff is on the phone now. If Bowe isn't located soon, all hell will break loose. All hell breaks loose anyway when the blackened body shows up, barb-wired to a tree, missing its head. Just what did Bowe know that got him killed? And who exactly are the mysterious Watchmen shadowing Winter's every move? Can he survive long enough to find out?
John Sandford is back with his Minneapolis deputy police chief Lucas Davenport for a ninth "preyer" meeting. Fans of the series will be glad to hear that it's full of smart suspense and deduction as well as explosive action. Davenport and his fellow cops are still recovering from the deadly revenge scheme that maimed them in Sudden Prey , which seems to have ended the relationship between Lucas and his doctor lady friend. This accounts for the depression that dogs him as he is sent to investigate the killing of top banking executive Daniel Kresge in a hunting lodge north of Minneapolis. Any of Kresge's four fellow hunters--all employees at his Polaris Bank--could have shot him, and all had motives, as did his almost ex-wife. About halfway through the book we find out who the real killer is, just a few pages before Lucas does, and that villain is a masterful creation, an example of the banality of evil worthy of Hannah Arendt. This is where Sandford's beautifully honed skills at creating suspense really kick in: he keeps us fascinated as Davenport, revitalized by an affair with a jaunty colleague, tries to turn what we all know into hard evidence. --Dick Adler
The first body, that of a young woman, is found on a Minneapolis riverbank, her throat cut, her body scourged and put on display. Lucas Davenport, with the Minneapolis Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, knows that whoever did this is pushed by brain chemistry. There is something wrong with him. This isn’t a bad love affair.The second body is found three weeks later in a farmhouse six miles south. Same condition, same display—except this time it is a man. Nothing to link the two victims, nothing to indicate that the killings end here.“This guy…” Lucas says. He took a deep breath and let it out as a sigh. “This guy is going to bust our chops.” And soon he is going to do far, far worse than that…
Now Davenport confronts an entirely new kind of adversary. Her name is Clara Rinker, a Southern woman, trim, pleasant, attractive -- and the best hitwoman in the business. She isn't showy, not one of those movie killers; she just goes quietly about her business, collects her money and goes home.It's when she's hired for a job in Minnesota that things become complicated for her. A defense attorney wants a rival eliminated, and that's fine. But then a witness survives, the attorney starts acting weird, this big cop Davenport gets on her case, and loose ends begin popping up faster than a sweater unraveling. Clara hates loose ends, and knows of only one way to deal with them: You start cutting them off, one after the other, until they're all gone.
In this gripping novel, a complex mystery unfolds as a talented musician becomes embroiled in a web of crime and deception. The story features intricate character development and a suspenseful plot that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. With Sandford's signature blend of thrilling action and sharp dialogue, the narrative explores themes of ambition, betrayal, and the darker sides of fame. As the protagonist navigates this treacherous landscape, unexpected twists lead to a shocking conclusion.
Old crimes cause new murder in this novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning author, John Sandford. Before Lucas Davenport can find the answers, he will have to follow a trail back to another place, another time, and battle the shadows he discovers there - shadows that turn out to be both very real and very deadly.
Detektiv Lucas Davenport tráví zimu v odlehlém lesním srubu ve Wisconsinu, když je místní policií přivolán, aby pomohl vypátrat brutálního vraha, jehož čin rozvířil hladinu poklidného maloměsta – vyvražděná rodina, nalezená v ohořelých troskách svého domu, do daleka rozfoukaný popel, který na bělostném sněhu a ledu zanechal děsivé svědectví. Vraždění ovšem pokračuje dál a Davenport se ocitá uprostřed nelítostného souboje – proti jednomu zlému, krutému a zoufalému muži a proti nepředvídatelné síle mrazivého zimního počasí, které nenechá nikoho na pochybách, kdo těmto končinám vládne.
His old boss, Rose Marie Roux, has moved up to the state level and taken Lucas with her, creating a special trouble-shooter job for him for the cases that are too complicated or politically touchy for others to handle. Of course, Lucas is married now, and a new father, all of which is fine with him: he doesn't mind being a family man. But he is a little worried. If there's one thing Lucas Davenport knows, it's that for every bit of peace you get, you have to pay - and he's waiting for the bill. It comes in the form of two people found hanging from a tree, in the woods of northern Minnesota. What makes it particularly sensitive is that the bodies are those of a black man and a white woman, and they're naked. 'Lynching' is the word that everybody's trying not to say - but, as Lucas begins to discover, the murders are not, in fact, what they appear to be. Neither are they the end of it. There is worse to come - much, much worse… Filled with rich characterization and exceptional drama that are his hallmarks, this is Sandford's most suspenseful novel yet.
“Crime fiction doesn’t have nearly enough droll master thieves like Kidd and his stunning partner in righteous crime, LuEllen.”—Los Angeles Times When Kidd—artist, computer whiz, and professional criminal—learns of a colleague’s murder, he doesn’t buy the official story: that a jittery security guard caught the hacker raiding the files of a high-tech Texas corporation. It’s not what his friend was looking for that got him killed. It’s what he already knew. For Kidd and LuEllen, infiltrating the firm is the first move. Discovering the secrets of its devious entrepreneur is the next. But it’s more than a secret—it’s a conspiracy. And it’s landed Kidd and LuEllen in the cross-hairs of an unknown assassin hellbent on conning the life out of the ultimate con artists....
He desired women. All kinds, all shapes, all sizes. He would fix on a woman and build imaginary stories around her. Some of the women he knew well, others not at all. Most of them faded quickly. Only a few became objects of desire
Lucas Davenport, zkušený detektiv kriminálního oddělení, je tentokrát postaven před případ plný záhad a tejemství. V jeho rajónu, v americkém městě Minneapolis, se začíná série neobvykle brutálních vražd, která postupem času vzbudí obavy celého národa. Partnerkou a přítelkyní v jeho hledání mu je mladá newyorská policistka Lily Rothenburgová, s jejíž pomocí se Davenport snaží rozkrýt temné stíny a záhady americké indiánské komunity. Vražd každým dnem přibývá a policisté nemají v rukou téměř žádnou stopu. Jaký je motiv těch krvavých zločinů? Kdo se stane příští kořistí chladnokrevných vrahů?
Wanneer een gewetenloze advocate haar zinnen heeft gezet op een aantrekkelijke, maar helaas getrouwde man, laat ze haar rivale vermoorden door een beroepsmoordenares.
When Detective Lucas Davenport is called to the white-stuccoed house, he knows it's for no usual case. For one thing, the victim is Alie'e Maison: as models go, one of the biggest. For another, there are a few small complications. Such as the drugs in her body and the fact that one of Lucas's own men is a suspect. Such as the surprise they find when they search the house: a second body, stuffed in a closet. The whole case is going to be like this, Lucas knows - secrets piled upon secrets, the ground shifting constantly under his feet. But even he cannot suspect the earth tremors he is about to feel, when an old lover comes back into his life ... whose own secrets may be the most dangerous ones of all...
In the 10th installment of the Prey series, Lucas Davenport faces a pair of cunning killers. Attorney Carmel Loan is beautiful, intelligent, and ambitious, and her infatuation with fellow barrister Hale Allen leads her to orchestrate a hit on his wife, Barbara. The assassin, Clara Rinker, is a top Mafia hit person, smart and unassuming, who believes the job will be easy money. However, complications arise when Loan's ex-client, who recorded their meeting, begins to extort her for money. The situation escalates further when a witness, a police officer, is shot, bringing deputy inspector Davenport into the investigation. He quickly connects Loan to the murder and seems to be closing in on Rinker as well. In a desperate bid to eliminate any loose ends, Loan and Rinker team up to deal with Davenport by any means necessary. As with Sandford's previous works, this installment offers a fast-paced, thrilling ride. While some plot elements may stretch credibility and the dialogue can falter, the narrative remains engaging. Fans will find Davenport a bit older and warier, yet still sharp-witted and determined. This installment solidifies Sandford's reputation among the genre's best.
Lucas Davenport knows why people kill. Some do it for thrills. Some do it for profit. Some do it because they must. But when his team guns down two bank robbers in the middle of a heist, Davenport falls prey to the purest, simplest criminal motivation: revenge.
A departure from the Prey series, The Night Crew boasts a whole new cast of characters and a brand-new level of suspense. Anna Batory runs the night crew. Small, dark-haired, shy but tough, a Wisconsin farm girl on the streets of Los Angeles, she roams the city with her small band of video freelancers in their truck from ten to dawn, looking for news, accidents, robberies, murders, demonstrations; anything they can shoot and sell to the local stations or the networks. It's an exhilarating life...until two deaths hit Anna close to home. One night, when Anna's crew is filming a suicide jumper who falls five stories to his death, Jason, her fill-in cameraman, is strangely affected. The next morning, Jason is found murdered on a beach. At first the police think that the deaths are unrelated, but too many coincidences and clues keep linking the deaths and leading back to Anna, revealing the dark truth of an obsessed madman. Through a series of bizarre and harrowing events, ghostsofAnna's past are stirred up and revealed to be intrinsically linked to the lives of Jason and the suicide jumper. Anna's world becomes as cold and dangerous as the night itself. John Sandford has written thrilling stories before, but nothing to top the extraordinary suspense and tension of The Night Crew.
John Sanford opens a new door to the Gospel of John and discovers a treasure-house of psychological wisdom. The Fourth Gospel is the most mystic of all the gospels. And Mystical Christianity sheds light on its myriad meanings. It is a book that John Sanford was meant to write.
Detective Lucas Davenport knows he has met his match. For his newest nemesis is more intelligent--and more deadly--than any he has tracked before. A kidnapper. A violator. A pure, wanton killer who knows more about mind games than Lucas himself.
In this gripping novel by John Sandford, con artists Kidd and LuEllen embark on a high-stakes mission to sabotage a rival corporation. As they navigate the world of high-tech crime, their flawless plan unravels, leading to unexpected twists and a dangerous game of deception. Will they outsmart the ultimate con?
