Lucas Davenport / Prey — by John Sandford

Rules of Prey
  • # of Books:
    35
  • First Book:
    July 1989
  • Latest Book:
    April 2025
  • Genres:
    Police Procedural, Thriller
  • Setting:
    Minnesota
  • Characters:
    Lucas Davenport, lead investigator
  • Series Rating:
  • Description:
    John Sandford's popular character, Lucas Davenport, is the lead investigator of Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Davenport first appeared in 1989's Rules of Prey. Since then, Sandford has written more than 20 Lucas Davenport novels.

    Davenport is the kind of detective who prefers to work outside the established rules of the police force. He drives a Porsche and is something of a womanizer. Several of the books in the series cross over with Sandford's other series that focuses on Virgil Flowers.
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The Lucas Davenport / Prey Series in Order (35 Books)

Order Book Date Rating
1 4
2 4
3 5
4 4
5 5
6 5
7 5
8 5
9 5


10 5
11 5
12 5
13 5
14 5
15 4
16 5
17 5
18 4
19 5
20 5
21 5
22 4
23 5
24 5
25 5
26 5
27 5
28 5
29 5


30 4
31 5
32 5
33 5
34 5
35 0

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 35 books in the Lucas Davenport / Prey series.

The next book in the Lucas Davenport / Prey series, Lethal Prey (Book 35), will be published in April 2025.

The first book in the Lucas Davenport / Prey series, Rules of Prey, was published in July 1989.

The Lucas Davenport / Prey series primarily falls into the Police Procedural and Thriller genres.
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