<b>#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author John Sandford&apos;s “haunting, unforgettable, ice-blooded thriller”* that introduced Lucas Davenport...</b><br />  <br /> The killer was mad but brilliant.<br />  <br /> He left notes with every woman he killed. Rules of murder: <i>Never have a motive. Never</i> <i>follow a discernible pattern. Never carry a weapon after it has been used...</i>So many rules to his sick, violent games of death.<br />  <br /> But Lucas Davenport, the cop who’s out to get him, isn’t playing by the rules.<br /><br /><br /><b>“Terrifying...Sandford has crafted the kind of trimmed-to-the-bone thriller that is hard to put down…scary...intriguing...unpredictable.”—<i>Chicago Tribune</i></b><br /> <br /> <b>“<i>Rules of Prey</i> is so chilling that you’re almost afraid to turn the pages. So mesmerizing you cannot stop...A crackle of surprises.”<i>—*</i>Carl Hiaasen<br /><br />“Sleek and nasty...A big scary, suspenseful read, and I loved every minute of it.”<i>—</i>Stephen King<br /></b><br /><b>“A cop and a killer you will remember for a long, long time.”<i>—</i>Robert B. Parker</b>