Name one other bestselling book series about a gamer
For over a decade John Camp, under a pseudonym John Sandford, has been publishing exceptional murder thrillers in his Prey series. Though the books share many recurring characters (and the Twin Cities) his material never gets repetitive, and protagonist Lucas Davenport remains as interesting as at the beginning.
Lucas is (at times) a Minneapolis detective who drives a Porsche. His hobbies include role playing and as a game designer he has done quite well. His record on the beat is just as successful. Sandford surrounds Lucas with a number of interesting and well-fleshed-out characters for every outing as well.
Camp also wrote a number of books under his own name but his Sandford ones were the bestsellers. This is the exact opposite of the Stephen King/Richard Bachmann phenomenon, for those who keep track of the seedier doings of their favorite authors.
Sandford’s books definitely merit a spot on any thinking reader’s favorites list. His official web site is well maintained, and boasts synopses, reviews, excerpts and more from all of his books under either name as well as tour schedules, personal information and a message board.
