

But what you haven't heard is this story was so much fun. He's a gritty rogue cop, 've heard it all before. Okay, here's the deal: I like me some stupid thriller books every once in awhile, and so I thought I would take a chance with Lucas Davenport. His wife, Susan, died of metastasized breast cancer in May, 2007, and is greatly missed. He has two children, Roswell and Emily, and one grandson, Benjamin. He is the principal financial backer of a major archeological project in the Jordan Valley of Israel, with a website at In addition to archaeology, he is deeply interested in art (painting) and photography. He's also the author of two non-fiction books, one on plastic surgery and one on art. From 1990 to the present he has written thriller novels. Paul Pioneer-Press from 1978-1990 in 1980, he was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, and he won the Pulitzer in 1986 for a series of stories about a midwestern farm crisis. He was a reporter for The Miami Herald from 1971-78, and then a reporter for the St. Army from 1966-68, worked as a reporter for the Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian from 1968-1970, and went back to the University of Iowa from 1970-1971, where he received a master's degree in journalism. In 1966, he married Susan Lee Jones of Cedar Rapids, a fellow student at the University of Iowa. He then spent four years at the University of Iowa, graduating with a bachelor's degree in American Studies in 1966.

He attended the public schools in Cedar Rapids, graduating from Washington High School in 1962. A link to the novel on Amazon where you can read reviews and buy a copy for yourselfįor details of all his novels, we also have a complete list of all his books in order.John Sandford was born John Roswell Camp on February 23, 1944, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.A description of the story (don’t worry – there aren’t any spoilers!).

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This list is split into two sections – one lists the main series novels, while the second contains the short stories featuring Davenport.Įach book title below links to a page for that particular story. To help you know how many Lucas Davenport books have been released and the order in which they were published, we’ve produced a complete list below of all the novels in John Sandford’s Prey series.
