The 2013 book in the Lucas Davenport series is excellent.
Davenport tries to solve the murder(s) before a Senate election night.
Time is short.
He knows the killer(s). But can’t prove it.
Silken Prey is a novel about political corruption.
… In this novel, we meet one of the most narcissistic of the bunch, democratic candidate for the Senate Taryn Grant, a wealthy, gorgeous, sexy, and driven woman who will do whatever is necessary to achieve her goal to fill the Senate seat for the State of Minnesota -even if that involves murder. …
A man named Tubbs disappears and is feared dead. He is suspected of having planted child pornography on the republican candidate’s computer, resulting in a highly-publicized scandal that threatens to ensure Taryn Grant the senate seat. ..
Rick McCharles 