A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford
Murder, scandal, political espionage and an extremely dangerous woman. Lucas Davenport's going to be lucky to get out of this one alive.
A Minnesota political fixer has hit the jackpot - or so he thinks. Hired to take down the incumbent U.S. senator with a vicious smear, to open the way for an ambitious, take-no-prisoners heiress who sees the Senate as merely a stepping-stone, he decides his payoff should be larger. The blackmail demand should yield some pretty large numbers, he thinks.
Instead, he gets only a small one - 9 millimeters, to be exact. In the heart.
Davenport is investigating the smear when the trail leads to the man's disappearance, then - very troublingly - to the Minneapolis police department, then - most troublingly of all - to a woman who could give Machiavelli lessons. She has very definite ideas about the way the world should work, and the money, ruthlessness and sheer will to make it happen.
No matter who gets in the way.
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'John Sandford knows all there is to know about detonating the gut-level shocks of a good thriller'ย The New York Times Book Reviewย
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'Theย best Lucas Davenport storyย so far. The man has a fine touch for outlaws' Stephen King onย Golden Prey
'Sandfordโs trademark blend ofย rough humor and deadly action keepsย the pages turning until the smile-inducing wrap-up, which reveals the fates of a number of his quirky, memorable characters'ย Publishers Weeklyย onย Golden Prey
'It appears there is no limit to John Sandfordโs ability to keep new breath and blood flowing into his Lucas Davenport series. This isย a series you must be readingย if you are not already' Bookreporter.com
'Sandford has always been atย the top of any list of great mystery writers. His writing and the appeal of his lead character are as fresh as ever'ย The Huffington Post
'Sandford isย consistently brilliant'ย Clevelandย Plain Dealer