"Certain Prey"

"Certain Prey" is John Sandford's tenth book in the Lucas Davenport mystery series and it is one of the best so far in my opinion!

Carmel Loan is a successful criminal attorney who covets another woman's husband and she knows just the man who can put her in touch with someone to solve her problem.  When she arranges for the wife to be killed, she doesn't count on the hit man to be a woman nor that the two of them will run into a few snags and become friends and co-killers along the way.

Tired of his administrative duties...Lucas Davenport welcomes a challenging case to occupy his time.  His senses are in good shape and it doesn't take him long to figure out Carmel is involved somehow in a couple of recent killings but why is the question.  As he and his team close in on her and her female hit woman, Lucas becomes a target.  Solving the case and proving Carmel's involvement doesn't end the risk for Davenport and the ending is one of the most satisfying to date!  If you're a Davenport (or John Sandford) fan, you won't want to miss this read.  pazt