Sandford, John

Lucas Davenport investigates a series of stabbing murders, while still recovering from his near-fatal wounds of the year before and at the same time trying, for once in his life, to settle down with one woman.

Lucas Davenport struggles to stay out of the crossfire when he is enlisted by the FBI to track down Clara Rinker, a retired assassin who has gone back into action after her boyfriend, the son of a Mexican druglord, is killed by a bullet she knows was meant for her.

Minneapolis police detective Lucas Davenport, about to arrest state senator Burt Kline for allegedly having sex with a minor, receives a second assignment to investigate the murders of a wealthy elderly woman and her maid, and while at first it is difficult to tell if the victim's antique-filled home has been robbed, he soon finds a link to a series of art thefts and a surprising connection to the sleazy senator.

Upon the discovery of the second body, shot and left near a veterans' memorial with a lemon stuck in it's mouth, Virgil Flowers works to uncover who he believes to be a serial killer, while also trying to detect any possible link to the bodies.

Mr. Kidd tries to stay one step ahead of mysterious characters and the feds as he deals with a corporate spy who stole the plans for a fighter plane target system.

Lieutenant Lucas Davenport attempts to solve the murder planned by an evil but intelligent man fascinated by all aspects of death.