Certain Prey
C
ERTAIN
P
REY
J
OHN
S
ANDFORD
BERKLEY BOOKS, NEW YORK
This is a work of fiction.
Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
CERTAIN PREY
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Copyright © 1999 by John Sandford.
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First edition (electronic): June 2001
Praise for
John Sandford and
Certain Prey
“Sandford has created one of the more memorable current fictional cops in Lucas Davenport.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Two gleefully unrecalcitrant female antagonists . . . steal the show . . . The play between the two women, who bond like sisters, is as fascinating as the courtship of venomous lizards, and the novel’s background hum . . . is rich in authentic detail.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Intensely cinematic . . . slickly compelling.”
—Seattle Times
“Twisted, off-the-wall characters . . . all good thriller material.”
—St. Paul Pioneer Press
“Suspenseful to the end . . . fast-reading and enjoyable. The plot intrigues and the characters are realistically strong . . . intelligent and fascinating. It leaves readers wanting still more Sandford
Prey
thrillers.”
—Naples Daily News
“A great old-fashioned cops and killers bacchanal . . . a hell of a story.”
—
WBAI Radio
“You never know from one page to the next who is going to get caught in the cross fire . . . suspenseful . . . escapist entertainment of the highest caliber.”
—The Warner Robins Daily Sun
(GA)
“A taut thriller that pushes suspense into high gear at every turn.”
—
apbnews.com
RULES OF PREY
Sandford’s smash bestselling debut— introducing Lucas Davenport . . .
“Sleek and nasty . . . it’s a big, scary, suspenseful read, and I loved every minute of it.”
—
Stephen King
“A haunting, unforgettable, ice-blooded thriller.”
—
Carl Hiaasen
SHADOW PREY
Lucas Davenport goes on a city-to-city search for a
bizarre ritualistic killer . . .
“When it comes to portraying twisted minds, Sandford has no peers.”
—
Associated Press
“Ice-pick chills . . . excruciatingly tense . . . a double-pumped roundhouse of a thriller.”
—Kirkus Reviews
EYES OF PREY
Davenport risks his sanity to stalk the most brilliant and
dangerous man he has ever known, a doctor named
Michael Bekker . . .
“Relentlessly swift. Genuinely suspenseful . . . excellent.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Engrossing . . . one of the most horrible villains this side of Hannibal the Cannibal.”
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
SILENT PREY
Michael Bekker, the psychopath Davenport captured in
Eyes of Prey,
escapes . . .
“Sleek and nasty . . . superb!”
—St. Paul Pioneer Press
“
Silent Prey
terrifies . . . just right for fans of
The Silence of the Lambs.
”
—Booklist
WINTER PREY
In the icy woods of rural Wisconsin, Davenport searches
for a brutal killer known as the Iceman . . .
“Vastly entertaining . . . a furious climactic chase . . . one of the best
Preys
yet.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“An intense thriller with an unlikely killer.”
—Playboy
NIGHT PREY
Davenport faces a master thief who becomes obsessed
with a beautiful woman—then carves her initials into
his victims . . .
“One of the most engaging characters in contemporary fiction.”
—Detroit News
“
Night Prey
sizzles . . . positively chilling.”
—St. Petersburg Times
MIND PREY
Lucas Davenport tracks a vicious kidnapper who knows
more about mind games than Lucas himself. . . .
“His seventh, and best, outing in the acclaimed
Prey
suspense series.”
—People
“Grip-you-by-the-throat thrills . . . impossible to put down.”
—Houston Chronicle
SUDDEN PREY
Davenport falls prey to the purest, simplest criminal
motivation: revenge. . . .
“The story will clamp down like a bear trap on all who open its covers.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Unquestionably the best [
Prey
] yet, a tale of perverse revenge that strikes very close to home.”
—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
SECRET PREY
A killer doesn’t hesitate to take the fight to Lucas himself.
And those he loves. . . .
“This particular killer is a brilliant piece of work—intelligent, clever, bold, and sneaky—the perfect perpetrator.”
—Denver Post
“Excellent . . . compelling . . . everything works.”
—USA Today
THE NIGHT CREW
A
People
Magazine “Page-Turner”
A mobile unit of video freelancers, they prowl the midnight streets for news to sell to the highest network bidder. Murders. Robberies. High-speed chases. For them, it is an exhilarating life. But tonight, two deaths will change everything. . . .
“This is fresh ground for Sandford.”
—Chicago Tribune
“With its pulse-quickening plot and attractive heroine, you’ll be hooked to the finish.”
—People
“This is riveting, intense crime fiction . . . lean-and-mean . . . replete with bursts of black prose that zap the reader like quick video cuts.”
—Cedar Rapids Gazette
And don’t miss John Sandford’s thrilling novels of stings and swindles. . . .
THE EMPRESS FILE
Kidd and LuEllen are a pair of lovers and liars plotting
the ultimate scam . . . until everything goes wrong. . . .
“Alfred Hitchcock would have been delighted.”
—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“The imaginative con scheme is clever . . . but the biggest thrills occur when events don’t go as planned.”
—Library Journal
THE FOOL’S RUN
Kidd and LuEllen return for a killer con in the hightech world of industrial espionage. . . .
“A gripping, ultramodern novel . . . fast-paced and suspenseful.”
—Chicago Tribune
“Fast-paced action, high-intellect puzzle-solving, dandy characters . . . if you start guessing outcomes, you are fooled.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Sandford is one of the most skilled thriller writers at work in this country or any other.”
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
Berkley Books by John Sandford
RULES OF PREY
SHADOW PREY
EYES OF PREY
SILENT PREY
WINTER PREY
NIGHT PREY
MIND PREY
SUDDEN PREY
THE NIGHT CREW
THE EMPRESS FILE
THE FOOL’S RUN
SECRET PREY
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