The haunting, unforgettable, ice-blooded thriller that introduced Lucas Davenport is so chilling that you're almost afraid to turn the pages and so mesmerizing you cannot stop.
Rules of Prey: Lucas Davenport Series, Book 1
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From Publishers Weekly
"Making his fiction debut, 'Sandford,' a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist using a pseudonym his real name is John Camp, has taken a stock suspense plot--a dedicated cop pursuing an ingenious serial killer--and dressed it up into the kind of pulse-quickening, irresistibly readable thriller that many of the genre's best-known authors would be proud to call their own," stated PW.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
From Library Journal
Lieutenant Lucas Davenport, highly touted killer detective, invents intricate video games that he sells for cash. Called in to aid the Minneapolis team scrambling to stop a psychopathic serial woman-slayer, Lucas almost meets his match. The self-styled "mad dog" murderer views his rape/stabbings as a game as well, setting up obstacles for the police, carefully selecting his victims, and priding himself on clever moves. Despite his largely deja vu plot, debut novelist Sandford ( also the author of The Fools Run due from Holt in September under the name John Camp; see Prepub Alert, LJ 4/1/89) delivers tense action, chilling excitement, and thrilling suspense. Fast-moving prose and romantic sidelines add a little zest, too. BOMC featured selection.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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By Ny-er
Format:Mass Market Paperback
So I read all the reviews here and was eagerly looking forward to reading a new author in a genre I enjoy -- thriller/crime.
Wow, was I ever let down.
First of all I found it incredibly hard to like the main character Lucas Davenport, particularly after he is portrayed as having absolutely no scruples -- from planting evidence (he's a cop!) because he can't find any other way to nab the killer, to setting up two women to be the victim of the killer so that he can catch the guy in the act.
What kind of police work IS this? He breaks the law at every turn, and seemingly doesn't have a conscious about doing that, leaving you feeling that his character is very two dimensional -- of little substance.
I know this is supposed to relate some "real life" police activity, but in most thriller books I've read, the main character has at least SOME redeeming qualities.
Lucas Davenport is out for himself. Period. I could find nothing to like about him, and that made the book tedious to read. I suspect that between his womanizing attributes and his tough-guy law-breaking ways, this book is based solely on the author's own fantasies.
Do yourself a favor, skip this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
While reading this book I kept waiting to get to the part that would scare me so much I would "get out of bed and go downstairs to make sure the front door was locked." Never happened, all I got was annoyed. I think Lucas Davenport is a total creep and did it bother anyone else that his pregnant girlfriend drank wine and beer?
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Rules of prey
I Have still not received this book. I would like a credit put through to my credit card. I have been waiting for this book as it was shipped over a month ago.
Published 8 months ago by Sandra Swan
3.0 out of 5 stars
The first Lucas Davenport novel -- a promising series...
This is the first book that I read by this author. I picked it up because Stephen King had liked it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Pat the cat
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent, Captivating Read
John Sandford is another one of my favorite authors. His stories are captivating and keep you up all night. Read more
Published on Jan 2 2006 by Natalie P.
4.0 out of 5 stars
1st in a series - very promising
RULES OF PREY introduces Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport, on the trail of a brutal serial killer known as the "maddog". Read more
Published on Jun 13 2004 by Simon Crowe
4.0 out of 5 stars
Top notch - intense and clever - will not dissappoint.
This book is one of a kind. Enter Lucas Davenport. He's a clever rogue cop whos network of informants includes all the people he should be arresting. Read more
Published on Jun 10 2004 by J. Stoner
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay, but unlikeable protagonist
I liked this book because it held my interest and it wasn't like other serial killer books I'd read. Read more
Published on May 20 2004 by Denny Gibbons
1.0 out of 5 stars
Please, tell me the series gets better than this.
I find it amazing that John Sanford manages to take a half-dozen interesting character quirks and combines them all to create a hero you couldn't care less about. Read more
Published on Dec 23 2003 by S. Michael Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hard to Put Down
Very suspenseful tale about a "Ted Bundy" type individual who has singlehandedly placed fear in every brunette in the Twin Cities area. Read more
Published on Dec 9 2003 by J. Lewis
4.0 out of 5 stars
good story compromised by average prose/characterizations
'Rules of Prey' is the first book of John Sandford's 'Prey' series, and its the first book of John Sandford I've read. Read more
Published on Nov 3 2003 by lazza
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, page-turning thriller
While the plot of this book seemed a bt formulaic and predictable, Sandford still manages to keep the reader hooked using some well-written characters and an interesting plot that... Read more
Published on Oct 13 2003 by John Howard
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