Part of Lucas Davenport, book 29
First published 2019
Clayton Deese works as a hired killer, eliminating targets whenever his boss needs someone dead. When police pursue him after a job, they care little about capturing a mere contract killer. They want his employer, and Deese represents their best chance to dismantle the entire criminal operation behind him. The trail leads investigators to a rural Louisiana house, where they uncover a forest containing nearly twenty buried corpses. Several victims show signs of cannibalism. Lucas Davenport and his team now track this cold-blooded cannibal while simultaneously discovering an entire criminal network that law enforcement has pursued for years. The dangerous mission tests their skills as they close in on their deadly quarry.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, high-stakes
Setting: Louisiana
Period: 21st-century
400 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: gore, violence