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Lucas Davenport

Minneapolis detective, later a state agent and a US marshal · John Sandford

Lucas Davenport is a Minneapolis detective, later a state agent and a US marshal.

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Character facts

First appearance
Rules of Prey (1989)
Latest appearance
Revenge Prey (2026)
Books
38 (35 as lead, 1 major, 2 minor)
Series
Prey (Lucas Davenport), Letty Davenport
Author
John Sandford
Circle
Lucas Davenport’s world

Where to meet Lucas Davenport

Lucas Davenport first appears in Rules of Prey (1989), as the lead, book 1 of the Prey (Lucas Davenport) series.

Buy Rules of Prey

Every book with Lucas Davenport

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1989LRules of Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)A Minneapolis lieutenant who designs games on the sideBuy
  2. 1990LShadow Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  3. 1991LEyes of Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  4. 1992LSilent Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  5. 1993LWinter Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  6. 1994LNight Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  7. 1995LMind Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  8. 1996LSudden Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  9. 1998LSecret Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  10. 1999LCertain Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  11. 2000LEasy Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  12. 2001LChosen Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  13. 2002LMortal Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  14. 2003LNaked Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  15. 2004LHidden Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  16. 2005LBroken Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  17. 2007LInvisible Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  18. 2008LPhantom Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  19. 2009LWicked Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  20. 2010MStorm Preymajor role · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  21. 2011LBuried Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  22. 2012LStolen Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  23. 2013LSilken Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  24. 2014LField of Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  25. 2015LGathering Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  26. 2016LExtreme Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  27. 2017LGolden Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  28. 2018LTwisted Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  29. 2019LNeon Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  30. 2020LMasked Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  31. 2021LOcean Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  32. 2022LRighteous Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  33. 2022·The Investigatorminor role · Letty DavenportBuy
  34. 2023LJudgment Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  35. 2023·Dark Angelminor role · Letty DavenportBuy
  36. 2024LToxic Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  37. 2025LLethal Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy
  38. 2026LRevenge Preylead · Prey (Lucas Davenport)Buy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Del CapslockDetective and Lucas’s closest partner35
Weather KarkinnenSurgeon and Lucas’s wife32
Letty DavenportLucas’s adopted daughter, later a federal investigator25
SloanDetective and Lucas’s friend21
Marcy SherrillDetective in Lucas’s team20
Rose Marie RouxPolice chief, later state commissioner14