John Sandford

John Sandford was born John Roswell Camp on February 23, 1944, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He attended the public schools in Cedar Rapids, graduating from Washington High School in 1962. He then spent four years at the University of Iowa, graduating with a bachelor's degree in American Studies in 1966. In 1966, he married Susan Lee Jones of Cedar Rapids, a fellow student at the University of Iowa. He was in the U.S. 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. He was a reporter for The Miami Herald from 1971-78, and then a reporter for the St. 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. From 1990 to the present he has written thriller novels. He's also the author of two non-fiction books, one on plastic surgery and one on art. He is the principal financial backer of a major archeological project in the Jordan Valley of Israel, with a website at www.rehov.org In addition to archaeology, he is deeply interested in art (painting) and photography. He both hunts and fishes. He has two children, Roswell and Emily, and one grandson, Benjamin. His wife, Susan, died of metastasized breast cancer in May, 2007, and is greatly missed.
Buried Prey (Lucas Davenport, #21)

Buried Prey (Lucas Davenport, #21)

John Sandford

Gathering Prey (Lucas Davenport, #25)

Gathering Prey (Lucas Davenport, #25)

John Sandford

Golden Prey (Lucas Davenport, #27)

Golden Prey (Lucas Davenport, #27)

John Sandford

Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15)

Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15)

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Dark Angel (Letty Davenport, #2)

Dark Angel (Letty Davenport, #2)

John Sandford

Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1)

Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1)

John Sandford

Uncaged (The Singular Menace #1)

Uncaged (The Singular Menace #1)

John Sandford

The Investigator (Letty Davenport, #1)

The Investigator (Letty Davenport, #1)

John Sandford

Stolen Prey (Lucas Davenport, #22)

Stolen Prey (Lucas Davenport, #22)

John Sandford

Twisted Prey (Lucas Davenport, #28)

Twisted Prey (Lucas Davenport, #28)

John Sandford

Deadline (Virgil Flowers, #8)

Deadline (Virgil Flowers, #8)

John Sandford

Silken Prey (Lucas Davenport, #23)

Silken Prey (Lucas Davenport, #23)

John Sandford

Field of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #24)

Field of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #24)

John Sandford

Broken Prey (Lucas Davenport, #16)

Broken Prey (Lucas Davenport, #16)

John Sandford

Invisible Prey (Lucas Davenport, #17)

Invisible Prey (Lucas Davenport, #17)

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Storm Prey (Lucas Davenport, #20)

Storm Prey (Lucas Davenport, #20)

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Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport, #18)

Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport, #18)

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Secret Prey (Lucas Davenport, #9)

Secret Prey (Lucas Davenport, #9)

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Wicked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #19)

Wicked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #19)

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Mind Prey (Lucas Davenport, #7)

Mind Prey (Lucas Davenport, #7)

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Winter Prey (Lucas Davenport, #5)

Winter Prey (Lucas Davenport, #5)

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Righteous Prey (Lucas Davenport #32, Virgil Flowers #14)

Righteous Prey (Lucas Davenport #32, Virgil Flowers #14)

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Sudden Prey (Lucas Davenport, #8)

Sudden Prey (Lucas Davenport, #8)

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Shadow Prey (Lucas Davenport, #2)

Shadow Prey (Lucas Davenport, #2)

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Silent Prey (Lucas Davenport, #4)

Silent Prey (Lucas Davenport, #4)

John Sandford

Eyes of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #3)

Eyes of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #3)

John Sandford

Lucas Davenport Collection, Books 1-5 (Lucas Davenport, #1-5)

Lucas Davenport Collection, Books 1-5 (Lucas Davenport, #1-5)

John Sandford

Ocean Prey (Lucas Davenport, #31; Virgil Flowers, #13)

Ocean Prey (Lucas Davenport, #31; Virgil Flowers, #13)

John Sandford

Hidden Prey (Lucas Davenport, #15)

Hidden Prey (Lucas Davenport, #15)

John Sandford

Masked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #30)

Masked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #30)

John Sandford

Saturn Run

Saturn Run

John Sandford

Neon Prey (Lucas Davenport, #29)

Neon Prey (Lucas Davenport, #29)

John Sandford

Bad Blood (Virgil Flowers, #4)

Bad Blood (Virgil Flowers, #4)

John Sandford

Naked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #14)

Naked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #14)

John Sandford

Mortal Prey (Lucas Davenport, #13)

Mortal Prey (Lucas Davenport, #13)

John Sandford

Deep Freeze (Virgil Flowers, #10)

Deep Freeze (Virgil Flowers, #10)

John Sandford

Chosen Prey (Lucas Davenport, #12)

Chosen Prey (Lucas Davenport, #12)

John Sandford

Easy Prey (Lucas Davenport, #11)

Easy Prey (Lucas Davenport, #11)

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Certain Prey (Lucas Davenport, #10)

Certain Prey (Lucas Davenport, #10)

John Sandford

Night Prey (Lucas Davenport, #6)

Night Prey (Lucas Davenport, #6)

John Sandford

Bloody Genius (Virgil Flowers, #12)

Bloody Genius (Virgil Flowers, #12)

John Sandford

Rough Country (Virgil Flowers, #3)

Rough Country (Virgil Flowers, #3)

John Sandford

Heat Lightning (Virgil Flowers, #2)

Heat Lightning (Virgil Flowers, #2)

John Sandford