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Night Prey

Night Prey

CrimeMystery
Pages
448
Published
1994
Language
English

Synopsis

A chilling discovery in a game reserve sets the stage for a complex investigation. As a state investigator grapples with unsettling similarities in the case, the Minneapolis police chief faces her own mounting pressures. When the chief turns to Lucas Davenport for assistance, he finds himself drawn into a series of murders that echo a disturbing pattern, hinting at a killer of exceptional skill and savagery.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

TenseMysteriousDarkGritty
Reluctant Hero

Genres

Crime Mystery Suspense Hardboiled Police Procedural

About the author

J
John Sandford

A Pulitzer-winning American journalist, John Roswell Camp was asked to write the _Prey_ series of novels under the pseudonym John Sandford. With the popularity of that series, he continued to use the same pseudonym for subsequent novels, including even the sequels to Camp's earlier Kidd novels.

Characters

Lucas DavenportProtagonist
State investigatorSupporting
Minneapolis police chiefSupporting
All characters in Night Prey