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Rules of Prey

A Lucas Davenport Mystery, Book 1

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Rules of Prey

By: John Sandford
Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
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For Maddog, 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 Maddog's trail of death, he would have to play by his own rules.

©1989 John Sandford (P)2005 Recorded Books LLC Espionage Mystery Police Procedural Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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I loved and felt squeamish over we the hero. he is kinda like James Bond they way he is a woman player. but the book was compelling.

Flawed hero

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While the story and characters are clearly fictional. They are consistent and behave in a manner true to themselves. Very enjoyable book.

Authenticity.

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I drive a lot and so listen to crime fiction books on audible to keep me awake! This one was great and not for the faint hearted! Loved everything about it and will go looking for more from this author. Narrator was excellent too. Hope he does the other books. Highly recommended.

At last a great crime fiction novel

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re readable, re listenable, must keep, , must have😊 must buy both book and cd audio

need to read thix Rules of Prey

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Slightly formulaic cop/superstar thriller. Grisly crimes - not for the faint hearted.
Neat ending - a little too neat for my liking, but an enjoyable read overall.

Slow burn, excellent crescendo

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Wish I hadnt listened to the reviews...so disappointed. have barely got through first few chapters and the misogyny is outright and alarming. the author paints every female character as objects and describes each woman as big breasted and small waisted and dumb. women are either being ogled or killed. it's just gross. waste of my monthly credit.

Terrible..

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