Mortal Prey
Lucas Davenport's boss is about to lose her job as chief of police, his  fiancée is distracted with wedding plans, and his house-remodeling project is at  a standstill. So when the FBI and DEA draft the Minneapolis cop to head off hit  woman Clara Rinker's bloody murder spree, he's glad to oblige. The lady killer  and the killer lady have tangled before in Sandford'sPrey series, and their  personal history seasons this fast-paced story of mayhem, murder, and revenge.  After Rinker barely survives an assassination attempt that destroys her unborn  baby and kills her lover, the son of a Mexican drug lord, she sets out to  destroy the mobsters who ordered the hit, a journey that brings her into  Davenport's sights again and also puts him back in action alongside a woman  agent with whom he was once involved. But it's the grudging respect and even  affection Sandford hints at between Rinker and Lucas that takes this crisp,  confident thriller beyond the limitations of the genre and makes the characters  flesh-and-blood human beings. A standout in a terrific series!--Jane  Adams