A judge and his two sons are brutally shot in their home, setting off a puzzling chase in this high-powered thriller. U.S. Deputy Marshal Lucas Davenport and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent Virgil Flowers, both recovering from a near-fatal shoot-out, are called in to consult, and they find leads pointing in several directions, including a questionable charity and some ex-cons holding grudges. But they can also tell that the judge’s widow is holding something back—something that could get them all killed. Author John Sandford is firing on all cylinders in this action-packed installment of his long-running Lucas Davenport series. There’s an ease to the way Lucas and Virgil interact with everyone in their well-constructed world, from witnesses to fellow law enforcement, that makes the two feel like total pros. It also happens to make this thrill ride feel even more breathtakingly real.
