Minneapolis policeman Lucas Davenport investigates the murder of a banker who was hunting deer with friends. Suspects range from disgruntled employees to the victim's wife whom he was divorcing.

"A wealthy socialite has been murdered. Now the killer must tie up a few loose ends. One is the witness. The other is Lucas Davenport--and of all the criminals Davenport has hunted, none has been as efficient or as ferociously intelligent as the woman who's hunting him..."--Page 4 of cover.

Lucas Davenport investigates the discovery of several bodies in an abandoned Minnesota farmyard, discovering the work of a local serial killer who has been murdering one victim every summer for years.

Lucas Davenport pursues a prolific serial killer who has gone undetected for years in the newest nail-biter by best selling author John Sandford. It was a relatively minor criminal matter, but enough that the U.S. Marshals obtained a warrant to enter the home. They didn't expect to unearth trophies from a score of killings. Now Davenport is on the trail of a serial murderer, one who was able to operate for years without notice or suspicion. But there's...