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John SandfordJohn Roswell Camp (aka John Sandford) was born February 23, 1944, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He received a bachelor's degree in American Studies in 1966, and a master's degree in journalism in 1971, both from the University of Iowa. John Sandford is the pseudonym of John Roswell Camp, an American author and journalist.

He won the Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1986, and was one of four finalists for the prize in 1980. He also was the winner of the Distinguished Writing Award of the American Society of Newspaper Editors for 1985.

He is the author of over forty published novels, all of which have appeared, in one format or another, on the New York Times Best-Seller lists. He is also the author of two non-fiction books, one on plastic surgery and one on art. His books have been translated into most European languages, as well as Japanese and Korean. He is also the co-author of three young-adult books in the Singular Menace series, with Michele Cook, and co-author of the science-fiction thriller Saturn Run with Ctein. You can find a collection of John Sandford signed books below this author biography.

After graduating from the University of Iowa in 1966, he spent two years in the U.S. Army, during which he served in Korea. He then worked as a reporter for the in Missouri before returning to University of Iowa in 1970 for his master's degree.

He continues to do occasional journalism, and was embedded with the 2-147 Air Assault Battalion during the Iraq War. He is the principal financial backer of the Beth-Shean Valley Archaeological Project in the Jordan River Valley of Israel.

His latest novel, Dark Angel, follows Letty Davenport, the tough-as-nails adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, as she takes on an undercover assignment that brings her across the country and into the crosshairs of a dangerous group of hackers.

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Dark Angel
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Righteous Prey
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Righteous Prey by John Sandford

The Investigator
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Ocean Prey
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Masked Prey
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Bloody Genius
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Sandford, John | Toxic Prey | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Toxic Prey | Signed First Edition Book

Author Signed Hardcover Book. April 2024 NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Mortal Prey | Sandford, John | Signed 1st Edition Thus UK Trade Paper Book Sandford, John | Mortal Prey | Signed 1st Edition Thus UK Trade Paper Book

Author Signed UK Trade Paperback Book.  2002 LON: Simon & Schuster   First UK trade Paperback edition, first printing, fine in fine pictorial wrappers, signed by the author.

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Night Crew, The | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Night Crew, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1997 NY: Putnam     First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Wicked Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Wicked Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  May 2009 NY: Penguin     First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Dead Watch | Sandford, John | Signed UK First EditionTrade Paper Sandford, John | Dead Watch | Signed UK First EditionTrade Paper

Author Signed Trade Paperback Book.  2006 LON: Simon & Schuster   First edition, UK first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless pictorial wrappers, signed by the author.

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Storm Front | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Storm Front | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book  October 2013 NY: Putnam   First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.

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Rough Country | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Rough Country | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  September 2009 NY: Putnam      First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Shock Wave | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Shock Wave | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  September 2011 NY: Putnam     First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Hidden Prey | Sandford, John | First Edition Book Sandford, John | Hidden Prey | Unsigned First Edition Copy

First Edition Hardcover Book   2004 NY: Putnam   First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket.

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Hidden Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Hidden Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2004 NY: Putnam     First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Broken Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Broken Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2005 NY: Putnam     First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Phantom Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Phantom Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  May 2008 NY:    First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Naked Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Naked Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

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Chosen Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Chosen Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2001 NY: Putnam  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.

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Invisible Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Invisible Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2007 NY: Penguin     First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Neon Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Neon Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. April 2019 NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons First edition, first printing, fine in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.

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Silken Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Silken Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  May 2013 NY: Penguin  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Sandford, John | Hidden Prey | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Hidden Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

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Sandford, John | Investigator, The| Signed First Edition Copy Sandford, John | Investigator, The| Signed First Edition Copy

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Saturn Run | Sandford, John & Ctein | Double-Signed 1st Edition Sandford, John & Ctein | Saturn Run | Double-Signed 1st Edition

Signed Hardcover Book October 2015 NY: Penguin      First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the authors.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.

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Neon Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Neon Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

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Holy Ghost | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Holy Ghost | Signed First Edition Copy

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Deep Freeze | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Deep Freeze | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. October 2017 NY: Penguin First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Storm Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Storm Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  May 2010 NY: Putnam     First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Sandford, John | Judgment Prey | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Judgment Prey | Signed First Edition Book

Author Signed Hardcover Book. October 2023 NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Certain Prey | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Certain Prey | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1999 NY: Putnam     First edition, first printing, fine in a good (wrinkled front) dust jacket, signed by the author.

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John Sandford Bibliography


Prey Series

  1. Rules of Prey - 1989
  2. Shadow Prey - 1990
  3. Eyes of Prey - 1991
  4. Silent Prey - 1992
  5. Winter Prey - 1993
  6. Night Prey - 1994
  7. Mind Prey - 1995
  8. Sudden Prey - 1996
  9. Secret Prey - 1998
  10. Certain Prey - 1999
  11. Easy Prey - 2000
  12. Chosen Prey - 2001
  13. Mortal Prey - 2002
  14. Naked Prey - 2003
  15. Hidden Prey - 2004
  16. Broken Prey - 2005
  17. Invisible Prey - 2007
  18. Phantom Prey - 2008
  19. Wicked Prey - 2009
  20. Storm Prey - 2010
  21. Buried Prey - 2011
  22. Stolen Prey - 2012
  23. Silken Prey - 2013
  24. Field of Prey - 2014
  25. Gathering Prey - 2015
  26. Extreme Prey - 2016
  27. Golden Prey - 2017
  28. Twisted Prey - 2018
  29. Neon Prey - 2019
  30. Masked Prey - 2020
  31. Ocean Prey - 2021
  32. Righteous Prey - 2022

Letty Davenport Series

  1. The Investigator - 2022
  2. Dark Angel - 2023

The Singular Menace Series

  1. Uncaged - 2014

Kidd Series

  1. The Fool's Run - 1989, reissued 1996 under the Sandford name)
  2. The Empress File - 1991, reissued 1995 under the Sandford name)
  3. The Devil's Code - 2000
  4. The Hanged Man's Song - 2003

Virgil Flowers Series

  1. Dark of the Moon - 2007
  2. Heat Lightning - 2008
  3. Rough Country - 2009
  4. Bad Blood - 2010
  5. Shock Wave - 2011
  6. Mad River - 2012
  7. Storm Front - 2013
  8. Deadline - 2014
  9. Escape Clause - 2016
  10. Deep Freeze - 2017
  11. Holy Ghost - 2018
  12. Bloody Genius - 2019

Other Fiction

  • The Night Crew - 1997
  • Dead Watch - 2006
  • Murder in the Rough - 2006 (short stories anthology)
  • Saturn Run - 2015

Non-Fiction


  • The Eye of the Heart - 1988
  • Plastic Surgery - 1989

John Sandford Awards

  • 1985 - Winner of the Distinguished Writing Award of the American Society of Newspaper Editors
  • 1986 - Pulitzer Prize in Journalism

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