A serial killer is at work, and this one leaves notes behind with his victims: the notes each detail a single rule that he has about his murders - e.g. don't kill anyone you know; don't establish any discernible pattern, etc.. But Lucas has a hunch that there is something that the victims have in common, and starts to feed information about the case to a TV news reporter based on the hunch that the killer will focus on her...

Davenport in this book seemed somehow less cool and in control than I'm used to. Checking, this turns out to be the very first "Prey" book, and I think that it shows, in that Davenport's character isn't fully developed. He's still good, and the book is still worth reading, but it does have a noticeably different feel to it. It does explain the background to the birth of his child though, who is referenced in later books.

The story is a good one, and there are some gripping moments in it - notably when they almost catch the killer after Lucas's strategy pays off and he comes after the TV reporter. Worth reading again.

Completed : 8-Jun-2007