"Night Prey"

John Sandord's "Night Prey" is the sixth book in his Prey series featuring Lucas Davenport.  The new Minneapolis Police Chief, who is fighting to retain her job and has political aspirations, calls in Lucas to help solve a murder which one of her female detectives is fixated on -- in the wrong direction many think.

Meagan O'Connell sees a link between a series of murders that others aren't seeing and she's determined to find the truth before she dies and, given she has a terminal illness, she doesn't have a lot of time.  As a result, she comes across very pushy alienating a lot of her fellow officers.  When Meagan and Lucas are paired, he finds her difficult to work with but also has a respect for her instincts and the clues she's put together so far.

In the meantime, we have a view into Koop -- a burglar who seems to have a need to pick up a woman about once a year and kill her then abandon the body in various locations.  When he burglarizes Sara Jensen's apartment, he becomes fixated on her -- so much so that he spends a lot of his time spying on her and several people are murdered when they get in his way.  He's also finding his need to kill increasing and maybe that will cause a misstep that will enable Lucas and Meagan todiscover and stop him.

Lucas is in a semi-committed relationship with a female doctor, Weather, who he met in the last Prey book.  She has moved to Minneapolis to live with him and they are juggling their separate careers and their opposite work shifts fairly well.  Will Lucas be tempted, though, when a female reporter comes on to him?  Will this be the end of his relationship with Weather or just a bump in the road?

As is usual with Sandford's books, it is rich in detail and fast paced keeping me up late at night to finish the book!  pazt