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Mystery · 2002 · PG-13

Mortal prey

by John Sandford

She was a killer Lucas Davenport once let go — now she's back for revenge

For14+GenreMysteryLength400 pagesRead time~10.5 hours

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Violence

A lot

Multiple murders depicted; assassin's work shown with moderate detail

Language

Some

Moderate profanity throughout

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief romantic scenes; non-explicit

Substance Use

Barely any

Drug trade is a plot element

Emotional Intensity

Some

Suspense of hunter becoming hunted; moral ambiguity around the killer

What this book is about

A ruthless female assassin targets a St. Louis drug dealer who wronged her, then sets her sights on the people who helped bring her down years ago — including Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport. The thirteenth Prey novel is a cat-and-mouse thriller with Davenport hunting a sympathetic but deadly killer across multiple states.

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Assassination and murder

Drug trafficking context

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