Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport Series #1)

Sandford can Follow the Rules in RULES OF PREY!

Never kill anyone you know.
Never have a motive.
Never follow a discernable pattern.
Never carry a weapon after it has been used.


Listed above are a few of the many rules made by the serial madman that he has you obligated to follow. He is on the loose, in the meantime, while you're fighting to keep the press out of the loop. What would you do? Would you abide to his compulsive game? Would you stand idle and risk another innocent life being taken? Or would you, instead, come up with rules of your own in a way to cease the violence enforced by the bad guy. These are the questions that are pondering inside the mind of the hero in bestselling author John Sandford's RULES OF PREY.


The first installment of Sandford's well-known crime series introduces detective Lucas Davenport, a man with a life ahead of him. On duty, he is a tough, ruthless Minnesota cop who abides by little or no nonsense from anybody. Behind the badge, nevertheless, is a successful entrepreneur who writes games for a living. And from a personal standpoint, not to mention, he is a raunchy, womanizing swinger who constantly jumps in love from one woman to another.


In the debut of this hit series by Sandford, Davenport is called in to investigate a series of murders committed by Louis "Maddogg" Vullion. To every body who closely knows Louis, he is a mediocre tax attorney struggling to make ends meat. But the other face of Louis is that of an obsessive madman who commits his killings by religiously following a meticulous set of rules. In attempt of serving as a challenge to Davenport, he leaves a note of one of his rules at each and every one of his crime scenes, such as the ones mentioned earlier. With one killing happening after another, the media and the Twin Cities are in a paranoid frenzy. Lucas, on the other end, decides to play by rules of his own.


RULES OF PREY is a very entertaining entry by Sandford. His characters are likeable and fresh. The plot of the book is a cut-clean and simple one. Readers will find the story to be very satisfying, something they will not find to be either forced or tiring. A trait that readers will accolade him for is his ability to write. No doubt, SANDFORD IS WONDERFUL WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!!!! His ability to describe the settings and to be able to deride thoughts and ideas is just beyond out of this world. As far as complaints go, the only one that readers will conjure up is that of how the ending abruptly ended. It may not be of one that ties every event in place, yet it will be of one that readers that will find entertaining and satisfying.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

First of an interesting series

Interesting lead character and well rounded supporting characters. You¿ll even like the villain. From the first murder you¿re caught up in the story. After reading the first in the prey series I couldn¿t stop until I read them all. You won¿t be disappointed with Mr. Sanford¿s writing style.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

My 2nd favorite detective

This is the best Davenport story I have read so far. I have read quite a few of them.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Unbelievable

This is the first book that I've read by John Sandford, and now I can't wait to read the rest. This book makes you stay up way past your bedtime.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

no good to read.

Semi-graphic in nature, strong language.

1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Playboy

The only con for this series is that the main character is highly unfaithful to his female opposites. This is not a good example for young adults.

Otherwise, the writer is GREAT with his plots and how they turn out.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Great book

Very quick moving story line Loved it aleady purchasd the second book in series

I liked it

Did not like the other books in series

Great Read

Elizabeth George has done her usual with Inspector Lynley. The story keeps you rivetted.

great writer in this genre

First of the series I have read and will continue down the path with the Lucas Davenport series. Cared about the characters which were well fleshed out and the story line kept moving. Looking forward to the next in the series.

Great read--as are all of John Sandford's Prey novels.

I have all of the "Prey" books by Mr. Sandford and have read and re-read them. The first in the Davenport series, Rules of Prey, is a wonderful read from front to back.

When you have read all of the Davenport stories, go to Mr. Sandford's newest hero, Virgil Flowers and, then, if you are a techy try the Kidd series. Kidd is a hacker and the best anti-hero going.

Great Read for the Thriller Genre

I'm a big fan of the thriller genre & the 1st of my quest to read the entire John Sanford "Prey Series" certainly didn't disappoint. I loved Sanford's writing style + plot twists & both kept my glued to my nook. As the lead character, Lucas Davenport is a bit hard to love. He shows little regard for the women in his life or the boundaries of the law. BUT he's so smart, good at what he does & you're very glad he's on your side, so to speak. I look forward to completing the next installment which is in progress.

. . . suits my tastes in crime stories, . . . highly recommend

. . . well written . . . believable in content and story line . . .

Exellent!

My favorite author! Terrific series! I read half the Davenport novels as they were released. I am starting over with the 1st in the series and plan to read each in order because I lost track of which ones I had already read and which I had not. I just cannot read fast enough, they are so good!

A Must Read

One of the best crime/drama books ever written....Lucas is THE MAN!!

a must read

I highly recommend this book, it was spellbinding, you need to check it out

Fantastic series

I have read entire prey series, and all of virgil books, and loved each one. Sanford has created two of the most likeable detectives, and its amazing he has done it for over 20 years

Incredbily addicting

This is a wonderful book I tried out due to a friends suggestion. I loved it cover to cover as it rbought me into the inner workings of the police force and the rules they bend and those they compeltely ignore. I look forward to reading the rest of series.

Highly Recommended

After reading this book, I was hooked on the series. Davenport and the other characters form an unexpected contagious group. Could not put this book down!!

Page Turner

Found this book on the bus someone forgot it.. started reading it and miss my stop this was back in 1992... After reading this first book of the series I got hooked and so far have all of them (20 in total).. If you are really thinking of starting a collection them get this book it will not disappoint, plus you will become another John Sandford fan I guarantee you.

All the books on this series follow the same detective (Lucas Davenport) as he begins to track and understand the murderer on each of the books, he becomes a master a serial killers and also becomes the "goto" detective when serial killers strike in different states..

Give it a shot you wont regret it..