Part of Lucas Davenport, book 9
First published 2004
Lucas Davenport stares at the body in the orange hunting jacket. The company chairman took a bullet at close range while hunting with four executives. Each of the survivors had good reason to want their boss dead. This looks like a textbook case where the detective lines up the suspects and reveals the killer. Davenport knows better. Something bigger moves beneath the surface of this corporate hunting party. Whispers and undercurrents suggest this single killing is just the beginning. More deaths are coming unless Davenport can uncover the truth. The detective realizes he might become the final victim in a scheme that reaches far beyond one murdered executive. Time is running out as Davenport races to solve a case where the real target may be him.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, detective, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, detective-protagonist
416 pages · Paperback · Simon & Schuster