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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence — a professional killer's operations; murder-for-hire; confrontations
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult situations
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Rinker — the contract killer; her professionalism; Lucas's investigation of a murder-for-hire that brings him up against someone at his skill level
What this book is about
A successful Minneapolis attorney wants a rival eliminated and hires a contract killer — a woman named Rinker, one of the most capable professional killers in the country. Lucas Davenport investigates the murder and discovers he's up against someone with genuine skill. Certain Prey is the tenth Lucas Davenport novel — Rinker becomes one of the series' best recurring characters.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A professional contract killer — one of the series' best characters
Murder-for-hire — a lawyer as the client
Graphic violence
Tenth in the Prey series
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