"Secret Prey"

"Secret Prey" is the 9th book in John Sandford's Lucas Davenport series of novels and I couldn't put it down until I finished it!

When a wealthy banker is shot while on a hunting trip with his co-workers, there are plenty of suspects but Lucas and his friends have to search out who has the most to gain from his death and how some past deaths might be tied to this current one.  However, when some of the suspects also end up dead, the list of who might have done it begins to narrow.

In the meantime, Lucas is distracted by an attack on his estranged fiance, Weather,  as well as another one on his favorite nun and childhood friend, Elle Kruger.  Are these attacks tied to his current investigation or are they people from his past trying to get even with him by going after those close to him?

Lucas' colleagues are also trying to get him out of his depression over his and Weather's estrangement and think a new woman in his life might be just the ticket but is he ready for that yet?  Are he and Weather really finished or is there a chance they might be able to start over again?

A clever killer really makes this Davenport mystery worth the read!   pazt