Certain Prey vs Secret Prey: Which Should You Read?

Certain Prey John Sandford · 1999 ★★★★☆ 4.3 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Moderate

“Of the three unluckiest days in Barbara Allen's life, the first was the day Clara Rinker was raped behind a St. Louis nudie bar called Zanadu, which was located west of the city in a dusty checkerboard of truck terminals, warehouses and light assembly plants.”

Lucas Davenport confronts an entirely new kind of adversary in this harrowing "Prey" novel. Her name is Clara Rinker, an attractive, pleasant Southern woman--the best hitwoman in the business. But when she's hired for a…

Secret Prey John Sandford · 1998 ★★★★☆ 4.5 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate

“THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD PULLED THE DOOR shut behind him, stacked his rifle against the log-sided cabin, and walked down to the end of the porch.”

When a wealthy banker is shot during a hunting trip, Lucas Davenport suspects murder.