Gathering prey - John Sandford

A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford

They call them Travelers. They move from city to city, panhandling, committing no crimes - they just like to stay on the move. And now somebody is killing them.

Lucas Davenport's adopted daughter, Letty, is home from college when she gets a phone call from a woman Traveler she'd befriended in San Francisco. The woman thinks somebody's killing her friends, she's afraid she knows who it is, and now her male companion has gone missing. She's hiding out in North Dakota, and she doesn't know what to do.

Letty tells Lucas she's going to get her, and, though he suspects Letty's getting played, he volunteers to go with her. When he hears the woman's story, though, he begins to think there's something in it. Little does he know. In the days to come, he will embark upon an odyssey through a subculture unlike any he has ever seen, a trip that will not only put the two of them in danger-but just may change the course of his life.

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'John Sandford knows all there is to know about detonating the gut-level shocks of a good thriller'The New York Times Book Review

'Thebest Lucas Davenport storyso far. The man has a fine touch for outlaws' Stephen King onGolden Prey

'Sandford's trademark blend ofrough humor and deadly action keepsthe pages turning until the smile-inducing wrap-up, which reveals the fates of a number of his quirky, memorable characters'Publishers WeeklyonGolden Prey

'It appears there is no limit to John Sandford's ability to keep new breath and blood flowing into his Lucas Davenport series. This isa series you must be readingif you are not already' Bookreporter.com

'Sandford has always been atthe top of any list of great mystery writers. His writing and the appeal of his lead character are as fresh as ever'The Huffington Post

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