![]() ![]() As author and hero age, readers can hope that the best is yet to be. Sandford's talent is such that this series never grows stale, or boring, or forgettable. Sandford's ability to sustain this perfect series must be a cause of envy to other writers, but grateful readers greet the annual appearance of Minnesota cop Lucas Davenport with joy, then plan for a sleepless, page-turning night. Sandford writes real-guy novels, but-judging by my wife and her sisters-real girls like him too. but not without a sense of humor, and that makes him special. Lucas Davenport, the policeman hero of the Prey novels, is a hard dude. Richmond Times-Dispatch " -If you haven't read Sandford, you have been missing one of the great summer-read novelists of all time. Sandford s talent is such that this series never grows stale, or boring, or forgettable. Sandford s ability to sustain this perfect series must be a cause of envy to other writers, but grateful readers greet the annual appearance of Minnesota cop Lucas Davenport with joy, then plan for a sleepless, page-turning night. ![]() Sandford writes real-guy novels, but judging by my wife and her sisters real girls like him too. If you haven t read Sandford, you have been missing one of the great summer-read novelists of all time. His writing and the appeal of his lead character are as fresh as ever' The Huffington Post 'Sandford is consistently brilliant' Cleveland Plain Dealer ![]() This is a series you must be reading if you are not already' 'Sandford has always been at the top of any list of great mystery writers. The man has a fine touch for outlaws' Stephen King on Golden Prey 'Sandford’s trademark blend of rough humor and deadly action keeps the pages turning until the smile-inducing wrap-up, which reveals the fates of a number of his quirky, memorable characters' Publishers Weekly on Golden Prey 'It appears there is no limit to John Sandford’s ability to keep new breath and blood flowing into his Lucas Davenport series. ***READERS LOVE THE PREY SERIES*** 'John Sandford knows all there is to know about detonating the gut-level shocks of a good thriller' The New York Times Book Review ? 'The best Lucas Davenport story so far. And where it leads Lucas will take him into the darkest nightmare of his life. But this is a seriously upscale town, and the husband was an executive vice president at a big bank. There's something about the scene that pokes at Lucas's cop instincts - it looks an awful lot like the kind of scorched-earth retribution he's seen in drug killings sometimes. In the small Minnesota town of Deephaven, an entire family has been killed - husband, wife, two daughters, dogs. But it will take more than a slave’s shackles to hold Hal Courtney. .Ī thrilling blend of extraordinary drama and epic storytelling, Golden Lion sees Wilbur Smith return in triumphant form to the adventures of his beloved and bestselling Courtney family.**Don't miss John Sandford's brand-new thriller Ocean Prey – out now** A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford Lucas Davenport has seen many terrible murder scenes. He must pursue his nemesis across desert savannah, through the seedy underbelly of Zanzibar’s slave markets and shark-infested waters, imperilling his own life at every turn. When the Bough is boarded, the crew must go hand to hand to defend their ship and their lives.īut soon Hal will face even graver danger, as he discovers his mortal enemy, the Buzzard, still lives and is hell-bent on revenge. Although there is an uneasy truce between the warring English and Dutch, Hal scents danger. Below deck, both his crew and his lover, the fearless warrior Judith Nazet, sleep.Īs the moon glints through clouds, Hal sights a ship passing close by. The Golden Bough, captained by Henry ‘Hal’ Courtney, is running south from Ethiopia to Zanzibar. ![]()
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