For of the many criminals he has hunted during his life, none has been as efficient or as ferociously intelligent as the one who is about to start hunting him - and none knows so well what his weak spots are. Lucas thinks the case is worrisome enough, but he has no idea of the toll it is about to take on him. Certain Prey pulls me in, after almost fifteen years. I sometimes reread my own novels, just to try to remember where I've been. Clara hates loose ends, and knows of only one way to deal with them: You start cutting them off, one after another, until they're all gone. You'll probably find that you like her, even as she takes the electric drill and. But then a witness survives, the attorney starts acting weird, this big cop Davenport gets on her case, and loose ends begin popping up faster than a sweater unraveling. A defense attorney wants a rival eliminated, and that's fine. She just goes about her business, collects her money. It's when she's hired for a job in Minnesota that things become complicated for her. As Clara Rinker, she had to move money, retrieve documents, talk to old acquaintances across the border. Clara Rinker is twenty-eight, beautiful, charmingly southernand the best hit woman in the business. She isn't showy, not one of those movie killers she just goes quietly about her business, collects her money, and goes home. Clara Rinker is a southerner, trim, pleasant, attractive - and the best hit woman in the business.

In Certain Prey, Davenport confronts an entirely new kind of adversary. CERTAIN PREYby John Sandford - SIGNED BOOK - ADVANCE READING COPY See all titles by John Sandford.

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