The person who ordered the hit was a surprise. However, Sandford shows you that Clara has a code, and the person who hired her 100 percent does not.

When you get to see her interacting with her client who ordered the hit, you can see why she ended up liking this person. We get her backstory and we get to see what moves her. When all signs points to a professional hit with the FBI giving him tips here and there, Lucas starts to narrow down who would want this woman dead.įirst off, Sandford does a great job of developing Clara. When a rich socialite is found murdered, Lucas starts to wonder who out there would want her dead. What he needs is a new case to sink his teeth into. Lucas is doing a bit better now that things between him and ex-girlfriend Weather are very much over.

The ending was a surprise to me, especially since Sanford usually writes his bad guys as truly evil and no redeeming value, I won't be surprised if many people out there won't end up liking Clara. When the FBI lets Lucas know this may be connected to a hit woman that has been doing this for years that has never been caught, Lucas wonders if he has her and someone else in the cross-hairs. Clara and Lucas go toe to toe (though he doesn't realize it) when Lucas and his group start looking into what looks like a professional hit on a rich socialite with a not very bright husband (seriously you guys, it hurt to read this guy talking). This is the introduction to Clara Rinker. Every great detective needs their Moriarty, and in 'Certain Prey' Lucas Davenport finds her.

Certain Prey by John Sandford