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Prey (Lucas Davenport) Books in Order

by John SandfordMystery, Thriller & Suspense

36 books so far (book 37 is due March 30, 2027). They run from Rules of Prey (2002) to Revenge Prey (2026). Rated 4.5 across 123,746 listener reviews.

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Reading order

  1. Rules of Prey

    Book 1 2002 4.4 (9k)

    The "maddog" murderer who is terrorizing the Twin Cities is two things: insane and extremely intelligent. He kills for the pleasure of it and thoroughly enjoys placing elaborate obstacles to keep police befuddled.

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  2. Shadow Prey

    Book 2 1990 4.2 (5.1k)

    In Shadow Prey, the crackling sequel to Rules of Prey, Twin Cities sleuth Lucas Davenport teams up with NYPD Lieutenant Lily Rothenberg to track down an elusive killer known only as Shadow Love.

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  3. Eyes of Prey

    Book 3 1991 4.5 (4.2k)

    In Eyes of Prey, a depressed and unfocused Davenport takes on a macabre case, tracking down a serial killer who maims the eyes of his victims after he has murdered them....

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  4. Silent Prey

    Book 4 1992 4.5 (3.4k)

    In Eyes of Prey, Bekker, an insane pathologist who experiments with his patients’ pain thresholds, is finally brought down by an unrelenting Lucas Davenport, who brutally maims the doctor’s beautiful face but leaves him alive.

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  5. Winter Prey

    Book 5 1993 4.5 (4.4k)

    Few writers have explored the human dark side with as much insight and power - and in Winter Prey, his shattering New York Times best-seller, Sandford tells his most ice-blooded tale of all.

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  6. Night Prey

    Book 6 1994 4.6 (3k)

    A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford. A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford He was the best at what he did. A chameleon, invisible... uncatchable.

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  7. Mind Prey

    Book 7 1995 4.6 (3.1k)

    From the #1 bestselling author of the Lucas Davenport thrillers—“Sandford conjures up the high anxiety his Prey novels are known for…this lone psychopath is among Sandford’s most chilling” (San Francisco Examiner).

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  8. Sudden Prey

    Book 8 1996 4.6 (2.4k)

    A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford. Lucas Davenport knows why people kill. Some do it for thrills. Some do it for profit. Some do it because they must.

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  9. Secret Prey

    Book 9 1998 4.7 (2.3k)

    The company chairman lay on the cold ground of the woods, his eyes unseeing, his orange hunting jacket punctured by a rifle bullet at close range.

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  10. Certain Prey

    Book 10 1999 4.7 (2.6k)

    Clara Rinker is twenty-eight, beautiful, charmingly southern—and the best hit woman in the business. She just goes about her business, collects her money, and goes home.

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  11. Easy Prey

    Book 11 2000 4.5 (2.2k)

    In life she was a high-profile model. In death she is the focus of a media firestorm that’s demanding action from Lucas Davenport. One of his own men is a suspect in her murder.

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  12. Chosen Prey

    Book 12 2001 4.6 (2.4k)

    A New York Times bestseller! Lucas Davenport returns in the most harrowing and unexpected Prey novel yet—the story of a congenial man, and his most uncongenial obsession...

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  13. Mortal Prey

    Book 13 2002 4.6 (2.8k)

    From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author! Years ago, Lucas Davenport almost died at the hands of Clara Rinker, a pleasant, soft-spoken, low-key Southerner, and the best hitwoman in the business.

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  14. Naked Prey

    Book 14 2003 4.7 (2.5k)

    In Naked Prey, John Sandford puts Lucas Davenport through some changes. His old boss, Rose Marie Roux, has moved up to the state level and taken Lucas with her, creating a special troubleshooter job for him for the cases that are too…

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  15. Hidden Prey

    Book 15 2003 4.6 (2.4k)

    Six months ago, Lucas Davenport tackled his first case as a statewide troubleshooter, and he thought that one was plenty strange enough. But that was before the Russian got killed.

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  16. Broken Prey

    Book 16 2005 4.5 (2.6k)

    Lucas Davenport confronts a living nightmare, in one of the scariest Prey novels yet from the number-one bestselling author.

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  17. Invisible Prey

    Book 17 2007 4.4 (3.3k)

    In a wealthy Minneapolis neighborhood, two elderly women are bludgeoned to death. They are apparent victims of a random robbery, though nothing of value appears to have...

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  18. Phantom Prey

    Book 18 2008 4.4 (2.4k)

    After one troubled college-age student disappears and two are found slashed to death, Lucas Davenport finds himself hunting what appears to be...

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  19. Wicked Prey

    Book 19 2009 4.5 (2.6k)

    For twenty years, John Sandford's novels have been beloved for their "ingenious plots, vivid characters, crisp dialogue and endless surprises" (The Washington Post), and nowhere are those more in evidence than in the sudden twists and…

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  20. Storm Prey

    Book 20 2010 4.4 (3.2k)

    The brilliant new Lucas Davenport thriller from the #1 New York Times best-selling author. "Sandford's track record as a best-selling author is amazing, but it's not an accident," wrote Booklist of Wicked Prey.

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  21. Buried Prey

    Book 21 2011 4.4 (3.9k)

    Some secrets just can't stay buried, in the brilliant new Lucas Davenport thriller from the number-one New York Times- bestselling author. "One of the best," said Kirkus Reviews of Storm Prey.

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  22. Stolen Prey

    Book 22 2012 4.5 (3.3k)

    Lucas Davenport has seen many terrible murder scenes. This is one of the worst. In the small Minnesota town of Wayzata, an entire family has been killed—husband, wife, two daughters, dogs.

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  23. Silken Prey

    Book 23 2013 4.5 (3.5k)

    Murder. Scandal. Politics. And one billionaire heiress so dangerous in so many ways. An explosive Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. All hell has broken loose in the capital.

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  24. Field of Prey

    Book 24 2014 4.6 (4.6k)

    The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford. The night after the fourth of July, Layton Carlson Jr., of Red Wing, Minnesota, finally got lucky.

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  25. Gathering Prey

    Book 25 2015 4.6 (4.8k)

    A terrifying Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times–bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize–winner John Sandford. They call them Travelers.

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  26. Extreme Prey

    Book 26 2016 4.6 (4.6k)

    An extraordinary Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times–bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford.

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  27. Golden Prey

    Book 27 2017 4.6 (5.1k)

    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Lucas Davenport’s first case as a U.S. Marshal sends him into uncharted territory in the thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. The man was smart and he didn’t mind killing people.

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  28. Twisted Prey

    Book 28 2018 4.7 (4.9k)

    Lucas Davenport confronts an old nemesis, now a powerful U.S. senator, in this thrilling #1 New York Times-bestselling new novel in the Prey series. Lucas Davenport had crossed paths with her before.

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  29. Neon Prey

    Book 29 2019 4.5 (4.8k)

    Lucas Davenport tracks a prolific serial killer in this nail-biting #1 New York Times-bestseller from John Sandford. Clayton Deese looks like a small-time criminal, muscle for hire when his loan shark boss needs to teach someone a lesson.

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  30. Masked Prey

    Book 30 2020 4.5 (3.7k)

    Lucas Davenport investigates a vitriolic blog that seems to be targeting the children of U.S. politicians in the latest thriller by #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford. The daughter of a U.S.

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  31. Ocean Prey

    Book 31 2021 4.7 (5.3k)

    Fan-favorite heroes Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case in the remarkable new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford.

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  32. Righteous Prey

    Book 32 2022 4.6 (3.9k)

    Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are up against a powerful vigilante group with an eye on vengeance in this thrilling novel in the beloved series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

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  33. Judgment Prey

    Book 33 2023 4.2 (1.5k)

    Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.

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  34. Toxic Prey

    Book 34 2024 4.5 (1.6k)

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest project could endanger the entire world, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John…

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  35. Lethal Prey

    Book 35 2025 4.2 (1.5k)

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces to track down a ruthless killer who will do whatever it takes to keep the past buried, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John…

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  36. Revenge Prey

    Book 36 2026 4.6 (1k)

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER Lucas Davenport must track down a ruthless Russian hit team, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. Leonard Summers—not his real name—is on the run.

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  37. Ruthless Prey

    Book 37 Out March 30, 2027

    Lucas Davenport must avenge the murder of a loved one, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Prey (Lucas Davenport) is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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