Rules of Prey: 1 (Prey Novel) - Softcover

Sandford, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425205819 ISBN 13: 9780425205815

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2005

Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford's "haunting, unforgettable, ice-blooded thriller"* that introduced Lucas Davenport...

The killer was mad but brilliant.

He left notes with every woman he killed. Rules of murder: Never have a motive. Never follow a discernible pattern. Never carry a weapon after it has been used...So many rules to his sick, violent games of death.

But Lucas Davenport, the cop who's out to get him, isn't playing by the rules.

"Terrifying...Sandford has crafted the kind of trimmed-to-the-bone thriller that is hard to put down...scary...intriguing...unpredictable."--Chicago Tribune

"Rules of Prey is so chilling that you're almost afraid to turn the pages. So mesmerizing you cannot stop...A crackle of surprises."--*Carl Hiaasen

"Sleek and nasty...A big scary, suspenseful read, and I loved every minute of it."--Stephen King

"A cop and a killer you will remember for a long, long time."--Robert B. Parker

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Review:

Praise for John Sandford's Prey Novels

"Relentlessly swift...genuinely suspenseful...excellent."--Los Angeles Times

"Sandford is a writer in control of his craft."--Chicago Sun-Times

"Excellent...compelling...everything works."--USA Today

"Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills...a hell of a ride."--Houston Chronicle

"Crackling, page-turning tension...great scary fun."--The New York Daily News

"Enough pulse-pounding, page-turning excitement to keep you up way past bedtime."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction."--Detroit News

"Positively chilling."--St. Petersburg Times

"Just right for fans of The Silence of the Lambs."--Booklist

"One of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Ice-pick chills...excruciatingly tense...a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller."--Kirkus Reviews

From the Back Cover:

THE MADDOG HAD ALWAYS LOVED GAMES. NOW HE WAS PLAYING AND HE WAS KILLING, AND THE JOY OF THE ACT MADE HIS BODY SING WITH PLEASURE.

For the killer who had Minneapolis in a grip of chilled terror, satisfaction came from the thrill of the contest. After each grisly murder he would leave behind one of the rules he had devised:

Never kill anyone you know.
Never have a motive
Never follow a discernible pattern.

He was no textbook psychopath, but Lieutenant Lucas Davenport was no ordinary detective. To bring an end to the maddog's trail of death he would have to play by his own rules.

‘With the first scene, John Sandford grabs you by the throat and never lets go. 'Rules of Prey' is tough, gritty, genuinely scary, with a cop and a killer you will remember for a long, long time’
ROBERT B. PARKER

‘A pulse-quickening, irresistibly readable thriller...as effective as it is brutal’
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

‘A disquieting thriller...brilliant’
NEW YORK TIMES

About this edition

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0425205819
• ISBN 13: 9780425205815
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 512