Winter Prey
In the depths of a brutal Wisconsin winter, a chilling serial killer has turned a quiet town into a deadly hunting ground. Detective Lucas Davenport finds himself in the crosshairs as the body count rises and the killer's methods become increasingly brutal. Davenport must race against time to stop the murderer before the snow-covered landscape becomes a permanent tomb.
While this is the fifth installment in the series, the narrative functions effectively as a standalone investigation. You can follow the plot without prior knowledge of the protagonist's earlier cases, though reading in publication order provides more context for his evolving personal life and career.
The author has noted that this was the first novel in his career where he felt he maintained complete control over the narrative flow from beginning to end without needing to rewrite large sections due to structural errors. He considers it a significant milestone in his development as a writer.