A Minnesota political fixer answers his doorbell. The next thing he knows, he's waking up on the floor of a moving car, lying on a plastic sheet, his body wet with blood. When the car stops, a voice says, "Hey, I think he's breathing," and another voice says, "Yeah? Give me the bat." And that's the last thing he ever knows. Lucas Davenport is investigating another case when the trail leads to the man's disappearance, then--very troublingly--to the Minneapolis police department itself, and then--most troublingly of all--to a woman who could give Machiavelli lessons. She has very definite ideas about the way the world should work, the money, ruthlessness, and sheer will to make it happen.
The series of books by John Sandford. Lucas Davenport is a fictional character created by John Sandford, who is a detective and the protagonist in the Prey series of novels. The Prey series, which is a part of the Lucas Davenport series, is a long-running series of crime fiction novels that began in 1989 with the novel Rules of Prey. The Lucas Davenport series follows the life of the fictional character Lucas Davenport as he investigates cases in Minnesota. The series includes several spin-off books, with the most recent, Neon Prey, being published in 2019.
The Lucas Davenport series has been praised for its suspenseful plots and believable characters. It has been featured on the New York Times Bestseller List multiple times and won several awards, including the Edgar Award. The novels are all set in Minnesota and feature Lucas Davenport as the protagonist and main character. He is a shrewd detective with a knack for solving cases, and he is often assisted by his team of investigators, including his wife and partner, Weather Karkinnen.