The Investigator
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- Author：John Sandford
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Reviews
Diane Saul
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This book is about Davenports daughter coming into her own and becoming an investigator。 She is bored in her job and jumps at the chance to work on a special investigation with Homeland Security。 Their investigation leads them to some very dangerous people。 I liked the character and will be willing to read more books with Letty as the main character。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。
Shoshana
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John Sandford has two interconnected series going; the "Prey" books about Lucas Davenport， and the books about Virgil Flowers。 Apparently he is adding a series which features Letty Davenport， the adopted daughter of Lucas and Weather Davenport。 This is excellent news for Sandford's fans who are legion。I well remember when Lucas met Letty， I think it was in "Winter Prey。" （I could be wrong。） She was an interesting child and she developed into an interesting adult。 In this book she has graduated f John Sandford has two interconnected series going; the "Prey" books about Lucas Davenport， and the books about Virgil Flowers。 Apparently he is adding a series which features Letty Davenport， the adopted daughter of Lucas and Weather Davenport。 This is excellent news for Sandford's fans who are legion。I well remember when Lucas met Letty， I think it was in "Winter Prey。" （I could be wrong。） She was an interesting child and she developed into an interesting adult。 In this book she has graduated from Stanford and is working in a senator's office where she is bored silly。 I don't like spoilers so I am not going to give any。， suffice it today that Letty as the protagonist is a gem。With a John Sandford book the reader can expect suspense， twists and turns， some level of violence， and fine writing。 "The Investigator" has these in spades， all the while focusing on a young female hero。 I expected to thoroughly enjoy this book and I did。 It is not every day that a favorite author takes an existing character and starts a new series， but Sandford's fans got lucky。 Welcome， Letty Davenport， I hope to see much more of you。Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Stephanie
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The investigator by John Sanford A special Thanks to GP Putnam’s sons NetGalley for the arc of this book。 I voluntarily read and reviewed this book our thoughts and opinions are my own。John Sanford introduces Letty Davenport the adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport。 Letty had an unconventional tragic and violent childhood prior to Lucas adopting her。 She’s now 24 and a graduate of Stanford and is working for Senator Colles。 She’s offered a position as a liaison between the senators offic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The investigator by John Sanford A special Thanks to GP Putnam’s sons NetGalley for the arc of this book。 I voluntarily read and reviewed this book our thoughts and opinions are my own。John Sanford introduces Letty Davenport the adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport。 Letty had an unconventional tragic and violent childhood prior to Lucas adopting her。 She’s now 24 and a graduate of Stanford and is working for Senator Colles。 She’s offered a position as a liaison between the senators office and the Department of Homeland security。 Her first assignment she’s a researcher paired with John Kaiser。 It’s their job to investigate the complaints about missing oil。 John and Letty start out on somewhat rocky ground when they first meet but this is soon resolved by getting to know each other。 They each have their own approaches to the investigation but they quickly learn to trust and depend on each other。 I enjoyed the fact that not all of the book was from Letty‘s point of you the antagonist had his chapters to。 If you enjoyed John Sanford’s Prey series you’ll love Letty too。 。。。more
Kay
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3。5 ⭐I enjoyed it but I need some balance。 This was an entertaining read despite some character drawbacks。 I love John Sandford's writing， storytelling， and humor。 My following of his Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers series proves that I'm a huge fan。 When I heard he has a spinoff， I was ecstatic！ This is a well-written mystery crime thriller involving stolen crude oil。 Oil companies want to capture the thieves， while Homeland security is concerned about what the right-wing militia group is do 3。5 ⭐I enjoyed it but I need some balance。 This was an entertaining read despite some character drawbacks。 I love John Sandford's writing， storytelling， and humor。 My following of his Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers series proves that I'm a huge fan。 When I heard he has a spinoff， I was ecstatic！ This is a well-written mystery crime thriller involving stolen crude oil。 Oil companies want to capture the thieves， while Homeland security is concerned about what the right-wing militia group is doing with the money。 Letty and John Kaiser， DHS investigator and former Delta Force head to Texas。If you haven't read Lucas Davenport series， you won't be lost。 The backstory of Letty Davenport is told seamlessly by the author。 Letty had a tragic childhood。 She grew up with an alcoholic single mother whom she looked after as a pre-teen。 She hunted and trapped animals to sell or feed them both。 She killed multiple bad people in self-defense and when her mother was murdered， twelve-year-old Letty was adopted by Lucas and his wife， Weather。A little problem I have is that the NOW Letty is exceptional in every way; a Stanford grad， good-looking and fit， wears fashionable clothes and expensive jewelry （including high-end underwear）， a sharpshooter （beats Delta Force guy at a shooting range）， she owns a variety of firearms （the kind that made gun nuts droool） just to name a few。Letty has an interesting background but is too perfect。 I understand that Letty represents a strong modern woman。 She's extremely confident for a twenty-four-year-old who just start working。 She leads the investigation while John Kaiser sort of tags along as partner。 I'm happy he was given a chance to demonstrate his experience in one scene which was refreshing！Letty's spin-off from the Lucas Davenport series reminds me of how Renee Ballard is Harry Bosch。 The authors created a new series with a female lead a carbon copy of their successful male characters。 I would love this more if Letty's perfection is more understated。 Despite my mini-rant， I'm still all-in for the next one！Audio note: I saw that Richard Ferrone narrates this， an interesting choice。 He does all Lucas books which I love and I'll listen to this at some point。Thank you G。P。 Putnam's Sons and NG for this ARC。Available April 12， 2022！ 。。。more
Lesa
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If you’ve read John Sandford’s novels about Lucas Davenport， you’ve undoubtedly read about his adopted daughter， Letty。 Her experiences as a child are rehashed in The Investigator， so even if you don’t remember her， or never read a Lucas Davenport novel， you can discover Letty’s past。 That past life led her to her current experiences。 She has skills， and she has a mentor to help her polish those skills in this new book。Letty’s only twenty-four， but she’s not ready to settle for a boring job in W If you’ve read John Sandford’s novels about Lucas Davenport， you’ve undoubtedly read about his adopted daughter， Letty。 Her experiences as a child are rehashed in The Investigator， so even if you don’t remember her， or never read a Lucas Davenport novel， you can discover Letty’s past。 That past life led her to her current experiences。 She has skills， and she has a mentor to help her polish those skills in this new book。Letty’s only twenty-four， but she’s not ready to settle for a boring job in Washington， D。C。 When she tries to resign from Senator Chris Colles’ office， he offers her a more active job working an operation with the Department of Homeland Security。 Someone is stealing oil in Texas， and making a great deal of money selling it。 Colles isn’t worried about the theft。 He wants to find out who is selling it， and what they are doing with the profits。 Letty will be his researcher， checking it out in person。 And， she’ll be accompanied by John Kaiser， a DHS investigator， formerly with Delta Force。Kaiser doesn’t want to be a babysitter， but he and Letty soon respect and trust each other after they discover the other person’s skills。 Letty is much more capable of handling guns than Kaiser expected。 And， he has knowledge and skills from his time in Special Forces， ones that Letty soon learns she can learn。Letty and Kaiser need to rely on each other。 There’s an organized movement behind the oil thefts， a militia led by Jane Hawkes， known as Jael。 Hawkes is former military herself， and she’s written a book that capitalizes on the unrest in the country， and the unrest felt by other former members of the military。 She has a small core group of men who understand her plans for a militia of people who never had a chance to succeed。 And， Jael’s plans will lead to Pershing， Texas， where over 100 military will come from all over the West and Midwest。 Thanks to Jael， this militia has the financial means to demonstrate to the government that they’re fed up。 They don’t want any more immigrants crossing the border from Mexico to take jobs from good Americans。Hawkes expects that someone will infiltrate her group。 She just doesn’t expect the damage that two people can do from the outside。 She isn’t expecting Letty and Kaiser。Because this is the first in a new series， Sandford is careful to develop Letty Davenport’s character。 Her life experiences have led her to this point， where she’s willing to kill if that’s what it takes to accomplish her mission。 The Investigator introduces a fascinating new lead， a woman capable of violence just as much as the people she’s tracking。 She’s shrewd， willing to learn， and capable of killing。 It’s going to be interesting to see where Letty Davenport goes from here。 。。。more
Amanda
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I tend to lean towards the romance or women's fiction genres but when I want to take a break from them - I tend to grab a book by John Sandford。 My mom got me hooked on his Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers books years ago！ As soon as I finished， I texted my mom and told her she had to make sure to buy this book on publication date。 When I noticed there was a book coming that would center around Lucas' daughter， Letty， I knew I had to read it。 I was blown away by this book and felt all the emot I tend to lean towards the romance or women's fiction genres but when I want to take a break from them - I tend to grab a book by John Sandford。 My mom got me hooked on his Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers books years ago！ As soon as I finished， I texted my mom and told her she had to make sure to buy this book on publication date。 When I noticed there was a book coming that would center around Lucas' daughter， Letty， I knew I had to read it。 I was blown away by this book and felt all the emotions with it。 Mr。 Sandford did a fantastic job of taking the state of things today and capturing it so realistically in this book。 The partnership between Letty and Kaiser was so in sync， you find yourself anticipating their next moves。 I sincerely hope that there are more Letty Davenport novels in the works。Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Bam cooks the books ;-）
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Another exciting thriller from author John Sandford。 This time around he's launching a spinoff series featuring Lucas Davenport's adopted daughter， Letty。 She's been working for Senator Christopher Colles （R-Florida） but is getting bored and resigns。 As the chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Office， Colles decides to enlist her as an investigator for the Homeland Inspector Inspector General and sends her to Texas， along with DHS agent John Kaiser， to look into the suspicion Another exciting thriller from author John Sandford。 This time around he's launching a spinoff series featuring Lucas Davenport's adopted daughter， Letty。 She's been working for Senator Christopher Colles （R-Florida） but is getting bored and resigns。 As the chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Office， Colles decides to enlist her as an investigator for the Homeland Inspector Inspector General and sends her to Texas， along with DHS agent John Kaiser， to look into the suspicion that someone is siphoning off oil。 An oil company executive and his wife have gone missing so their first job is to figure out what's happened to them。 Have they run off or are they dead？ They follow the money， which seems to point to a militia group working the Texas border。 Smart investigative work that occasionally crosses the line of legality drives this thriller。 Lots of guns and exciting action， if you are into that sort of thing。 Letty is young and a little bit of a loose canon--after all， she's a product of her crazy life experiences。 I liked how she seems willing to learn from Kaiser， the seasoned ex-Army soldier， as well。 There's a satisfying ending that leaves the door open just a little for future stories。 Fans of Sandford's Prey series will certainly enjoy this new spinoff。 I received an arc of this new thriller from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Many thanks for the opportunity。 。。。more
Rainelle
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The Investigator by， John Sanford。 The book started out with a slow build up to Letty’s character about who she was and how she got to be in the position of where she is at the current point in the book。 I absolutely love the John has almost made Letty’s character a twin of her a father Lucas。 I was so happy to read these parts。 Having Letty team up with an older military vet （Kaiser） as a partner was great for Letty as well。 Partnering with his skill sets will only enhance Letty’s character to The Investigator by， John Sanford。 The book started out with a slow build up to Letty’s character about who she was and how she got to be in the position of where she is at the current point in the book。 I absolutely love the John has almost made Letty’s character a twin of her a father Lucas。 I was so happy to read these parts。 Having Letty team up with an older military vet （Kaiser） as a partner was great for Letty as well。 Partnering with his skill sets will only enhance Letty’s character to be a bad butt investigator。 I hope that she decides to go for being a detective。 The book has a lot of narrative talk that provides readers a fast pace outline of the behind the scenes action to the plot。 The book has tons of information related to guns， oil and militia groups。Wow！ I thought that the book had some entertainment here and there。 The action was pretty good。 Until next time my fellow readers… read on！ 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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What a terrific start to a new series （well， I hope a new series）。 Letty Davenport， the 24 year old adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport， is bored working for Senator Colles。 A Stanford grad， she's got as much e-telligence as intelligence and she learned a lot （a lot） from Lucas。 So when Colles needs someone to shadow the Department of Homeland Security on an investigation of oil theft in Texas， he picks her。 She's paired up with John Kaiser， DHS investigator and special forces vet with multiple What a terrific start to a new series （well， I hope a new series）。 Letty Davenport， the 24 year old adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport， is bored working for Senator Colles。 A Stanford grad， she's got as much e-telligence as intelligence and she learned a lot （a lot） from Lucas。 So when Colles needs someone to shadow the Department of Homeland Security on an investigation of oil theft in Texas， he picks her。 She's paired up with John Kaiser， DHS investigator and special forces vet with multiple tours， who， while initially skeptical of Letty， becomes her friend and mentor。 Who is stealing the oil and why？ You'll know that early on。 Jane Jael Hawkes is an angry and resourceful woman who is marshaling a group of similarly angry people to do。。。。。This becomes a cat and mouse game across Texas， as Jael makes her plans and Letty and Kaiser try to find out what they are。 I've read all of Sandford's novels but don't worry， Sandford gives you Letty's back story。 She's amazing but so is Kaiser。 Jael， on the other hand， is frightening， especially because what she's done is entirely possible。 Sandford is a master at creating tension， so much so that it wasn't clear to me what would actually happen （no spoilers）。 I liked the relationship between Kaiser and Letty （great partners） and the other characters such as Greet。 Thanks to edelweiss for the ARC。 Terrific and regrettably plausible read - highly recommend。 。。。more
Robyn_reads1
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I tend to read a lot of female authors but one of the first authors I started reading religiously was John Sandford。 Lucas Davenport， to this day， is the only character I’ve fallen in love with。 I followed every escapade and then began following Virgil’s。 When I saw that Sandford’s newest book， The Investigator， was about LETTY（！！！！）， I requested immediately。 I needed to see how Sandford would do with Letty being the main character。 When I tell you， not one word in this book disappointed me， it’ I tend to read a lot of female authors but one of the first authors I started reading religiously was John Sandford。 Lucas Davenport， to this day， is the only character I’ve fallen in love with。 I followed every escapade and then began following Virgil’s。 When I saw that Sandford’s newest book， The Investigator， was about LETTY（！！！！）， I requested immediately。 I needed to see how Sandford would do with Letty being the main character。 When I tell you， not one word in this book disappointed me， it’s not an exaggeration。 Letty is a character that comes alive， layered and nuanced and a thrill to read about。 This was addictive and I finished it in one sitting。 。。。more
Shelley
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*Source* Publisher*Genre* Thrillers / Suspense*Rating* 4。0*Thoughts*John Sandford's The Investigator features Letty Davenport， the adopted daughter of U。S。 Marshal Lucas Davenport and a frequent recurring character in the Prey series。 Brilliant， sassy， and tough-as-nails， she's long been a fan-favorite。 By age twenty-four， Letty Davenport has seen more action and uncovered more secrets than many law enforcement professionals。 Now a recent Stanford grad with a master’s in economics， she’s restles *Source* Publisher*Genre* Thrillers / Suspense*Rating* 4。0*Thoughts*John Sandford's The Investigator features Letty Davenport， the adopted daughter of U。S。 Marshal Lucas Davenport and a frequent recurring character in the Prey series。 Brilliant， sassy， and tough-as-nails， she's long been a fan-favorite。 By age twenty-four， Letty Davenport has seen more action and uncovered more secrets than many law enforcement professionals。 Now a recent Stanford grad with a master’s in economics， she’s restless and bored in a desk job for U。S。 Senator Colles。 *Full Review @ Gizmos Reviews*https://gizmosreviews。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more
Jay
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I got an advance copy of this book and will be doing a review of it for Mystery Scene magazine。 But I have to say that this was one utterly fantastic read。 John Sandford does such a great job elevating Letty Davenport to the star of her own series。
Doreen
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4/4/2022 3。5 stars。 Full review tk at CriminalElement。com。 4/4/2022 3。5 stars。 Full review tk at CriminalElement。com。 。。。more
Michele A。
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Letty finds herself getting to investigate a group who appears to be stealing oil。 When Congressman Colles asks her to investigate where the money from the stolen oil is going， she is teamed up with John Kaiser。 He underestimates her at first， but soon realizes she is much more than he thought。 For 24， Letty has seen and done a lot in her life。 She knows how to compartmentalize when necessary and get the answers she needs。 She is almost a clone of Lucas Davenport and you know she is gong to find Letty finds herself getting to investigate a group who appears to be stealing oil。 When Congressman Colles asks her to investigate where the money from the stolen oil is going， she is teamed up with John Kaiser。 He underestimates her at first， but soon realizes she is much more than he thought。 For 24， Letty has seen and done a lot in her life。 She knows how to compartmentalize when necessary and get the answers she needs。 She is almost a clone of Lucas Davenport and you know she is gong to find out what is really going on。When Letty and John discover a murdered couple， they soon realize that there is more going on than they first thought。 They then get some information about a militia run by a woman and start to figure out what may be going on。 Letty and John worked well together and realized each one of them had strengths to help the other out。 In true Sandford fashion， there are a few twists and turns in this。 It was quite entertaining and truly compelling at points。 I was really excited to see Letty using her brains and chutzpah to get what she needed done。 The ending was perfect for this book。 Can't wait to read more about Letty in the future。I was given a copy of this book via NetGalley by the publisher for my honest review。 。。。more
Steph
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I’ve been a long time fan of John Sandford’s Lucas Davenport series and was excited to see that he was writing a spin off featuring his daughter Letty。 I thought this was an entertaining action packed book that made for a fun read。 The plot is terrifyingly realistic when it came to the villain side， but perhaps a tad far-fetched in what a 24 year old untrained investigator could accomplish with just one other person。 I was a little disappointed in Letty as a character， she felt much too similar I’ve been a long time fan of John Sandford’s Lucas Davenport series and was excited to see that he was writing a spin off featuring his daughter Letty。 I thought this was an entertaining action packed book that made for a fun read。 The plot is terrifyingly realistic when it came to the villain side， but perhaps a tad far-fetched in what a 24 year old untrained investigator could accomplish with just one other person。 I was a little disappointed in Letty as a character， she felt much too similar to Lucas including mannerisms， hobbies， even her dialog。 I think if you had replaced her name with his， it would feel like another edition in the Prey series。 That being said， it still was a really enjoyable read and I think fans of his books will enjoy this one too。 4/5⭐️ 。。。more
Christine
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I have only read a couple prior books by John Sandford but was interested to see this was a new series。 However， it still felt like I was catching up on learning about the characters and didn't really connect with Letty。 I also thought this was going to be another type of story。 I found the pacing to be uneven and that portions were repetitive。 I am thankful to NetGalley and Penguin/Putnam for the chance to read this ebook。 It was provided to me at no cost， but my review is voluntary and unbiase I have only read a couple prior books by John Sandford but was interested to see this was a new series。 However， it still felt like I was catching up on learning about the characters and didn't really connect with Letty。 I also thought this was going to be another type of story。 I found the pacing to be uneven and that portions were repetitive。 I am thankful to NetGalley and Penguin/Putnam for the chance to read this ebook。 It was provided to me at no cost， but my review is voluntary and unbiased。 I think fans of the the Lucas Davenport series will enjoy the book more that I did。 3。5 stars 。。。more
Amy Warren
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John Sandford has my eternal gratitude for finally giving Letty， one of the best characters he's ever created， her own book。。and hopefully the first in a long series。 Letty Davenport， Lucas' grown up adopted daughter， has graduated Stanford and is bored working for a FL politician， when he gives her a job that proves challenging。。looking into a mystery in TX。。。oil going missing， but to what end。 Letty gets paired up with ex-Delta forces Kaiser and together they uncover a scheme by a band of mili John Sandford has my eternal gratitude for finally giving Letty， one of the best characters he's ever created， her own book。。and hopefully the first in a long series。 Letty Davenport， Lucas' grown up adopted daughter， has graduated Stanford and is bored working for a FL politician， when he gives her a job that proves challenging。。looking into a mystery in TX。。。oil going missing， but to what end。 Letty gets paired up with ex-Delta forces Kaiser and together they uncover a scheme by a band of militia to take down a caravan of immigrants。 Great action scenes and Letty， more and more like a young Lucas， is right in the thick of it all。 Loved it。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Deborah Cleaves
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Sanford has expanded his focus to the next generation of investigators introducing us to a finally fully realized Letty as she grows up and his other main characters inch toward retirement age。 Pragmatic， Letty does not second guess her decisions even when the decision is to kill。 She still has much to learn and is aware of her deficits。 She is neither all knowing nor all powerful， but is analytical and resourceful。 This is the first procedural I’ve read that was emotionally accurate enough for Sanford has expanded his focus to the next generation of investigators introducing us to a finally fully realized Letty as she grows up and his other main characters inch toward retirement age。 Pragmatic， Letty does not second guess her decisions even when the decision is to kill。 She still has much to learn and is aware of her deficits。 She is neither all knowing nor all powerful， but is analytical and resourceful。 This is the first procedural I’ve read that was emotionally accurate enough for me to cry。 In the end her primary prey escapes and I can’t wait for the next book in this series to see what Letty does。 A smooth captivating action novel building inexorably to a violent confrontation。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Sarah-Grace （Azrael865）
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This starter to a new series begins fast and never let's up。 I am fairly new to John Sandford's books， so haven't gotten to where Lucas Davenport meets Letty yet。 If you are coming to this series， without knowing any of the writer's other work， that is not a problem。 This series gives you all the background you need to enjoy it for itself。 Letty is an awesome character and I want more of her。 I am really looking forward to meeting her younger self when I reach that point in the Prey Series。 Let This starter to a new series begins fast and never let's up。 I am fairly new to John Sandford's books， so haven't gotten to where Lucas Davenport meets Letty yet。 If you are coming to this series， without knowing any of the writer's other work， that is not a problem。 This series gives you all the background you need to enjoy it for itself。 Letty is an awesome character and I want more of her。 I am really looking forward to meeting her younger self when I reach that point in the Prey Series。 Letty is smart， tough and quick to learn new skills。 She is definitely not some one to underestimate。 This story focuses around Letty and her DHS partner John Kaiser， as they investigate oil thefts in Texas。 The oil is a relatively small loss but Letty and Kaiser know that the money could lead to some major problems。 Soon they discover that they are up against a militia group led by a fanatical woman known only as Jael。 Whatever the militia is planning will be big and time is running out for Letty and Kaiser to stop what is coming。 Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for the opportunity to enjoy this amazing e-ARC。 。。。more
Jean
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Lucas Davenport fans have undoubtedly already met his daughter Letty， now 24 and a recent graduate of Stanford with a master’s degree in economics。 Hmm。 I didn’t really know much about Letty until reading The Investigator， but econ？ Really？ She’s just given her notice to her boss， U。S。 Senator Colles。 Her desk job offered too little excitement。 The senator， however， has other things in mind for Letty。 He tears up her resignation and offers her an investigative job with the Department of Homeland Lucas Davenport fans have undoubtedly already met his daughter Letty， now 24 and a recent graduate of Stanford with a master’s degree in economics。 Hmm。 I didn’t really know much about Letty until reading The Investigator， but econ？ Really？ She’s just given her notice to her boss， U。S。 Senator Colles。 Her desk job offered too little excitement。 The senator， however， has other things in mind for Letty。 He tears up her resignation and offers her an investigative job with the Department of Homeland Security。 It comes complete with her own closet-sized office and a partner， DHS agent John Kaiser， a 47-year-old former Army Master Sergeant and war veteran。 The two don't immediately bond， but good chemistry sometimes takes a while。 I enjoyed watching these two work together。John and Letty’s job is to head to Texas to find out about some missing oil and what’s being done with the profits。 There are rumors about various militia groups， including one that is led by a mystery woman。Jane Jael Hawkes is former Army。 Now she works at a Fleet & Ranch store in El Paso making $9。00 an hour。 Feeling stuck with no future， she decides to do something about it。 She organizes a whole passel of like-minded right-wing folks who think that foreigners from across the southern border and big corporations are keeping people like “Jael” and themselves from making decent wages。 They start their own militia with a “ResistUS” website。 Jael’s got plans， big plans。 There are some long sections that describe the group and the members interactions with one another。 This wasn’t particularly in my bailiwick， but I was intrigued by where this was going。 It had the makings of a horror story， ala January 6， 2020。 While the gun-toting mentality is spooky， I did get some chuckles along the way。 Sandford gets in some jabs at the GOP and right-wing groups。 I should point out that Letty and John both love their guns。 Letty has killed more than once。 She is like her adoptive father in that regard， pragmatic and focused。 As former military， John has different experiences; those experiences prove invaluable when they get to Texas。I got more and more invested as I continued reading。 I enjoyed the investigatory parts of the story the most。 Letty shows that she can be a take-charge person and a great problem solver。 She also proves to be a good team player and seems able to learn from Kaiser’s experience。 She’s able to think quickly on her feet， as is Kaiser。 It’s obvious that this will be a series， and I hope that she will continue to be paired with Kaiser。For those who love action， there is plenty of it。 The plot is well constructed and frighteningly believable， at least from the militia perspective。 I’m not sure that two individuals could accomplish what the two DHS personnel do。 I will add that despite the violence， both of our protagonists have a very human， compassionate side， which takes the edge off the terror of what is portrayed in this book。 3。5 stars rounded up for a well-written， engaging story。 My thanks to NetGalley， G。P。 Putnam’s Sons， and the author for this ARC copy of The Investigator in exchange for my honest review。 My thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Bruce Raterink
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This is the beginning of a new series starring Letty Davenport， the adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport， the star of John Sandford's long running police procedural detective series。 Letty Davenport works for a U。S。 Senator and is assigned to help the Department of Homeland Security investigate oil thefts。 It is well written， with great characters and a fast paced plot。 I couldn't put it down and can't wait for the next Letty Davenport book。 Highly recommended This is the beginning of a new series starring Letty Davenport， the adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport， the star of John Sandford's long running police procedural detective series。 Letty Davenport works for a U。S。 Senator and is assigned to help the Department of Homeland Security investigate oil thefts。 It is well written， with great characters and a fast paced plot。 I couldn't put it down and can't wait for the next Letty Davenport book。 Highly recommended 。。。more
Darcia Helle
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I’ve been a fan of John Sandford’s books for decades， which makes this review especially difficult to write。 I didn’t like The Investigator at all。 In fact， I gave up halfway through。I love that Letty now has her own series。 She’s a great character， and I have high hopes for future books。We immediately begin with a character dump。 So many characters！ Quite a few are interchangeable， and I found it difficult to keep track of who was doing what to whom and for what reason。The plot is the kind of c I’ve been a fan of John Sandford’s books for decades， which makes this review especially difficult to write。 I didn’t like The Investigator at all。 In fact， I gave up halfway through。I love that Letty now has her own series。 She’s a great character， and I have high hopes for future books。We immediately begin with a character dump。 So many characters！ Quite a few are interchangeable， and I found it difficult to keep track of who was doing what to whom and for what reason。The plot is the kind of complex that becomes overly complicated。 We spend a lot of time on oil fields， how they work， who does which job， and where the oil goes each step of the way。 I was so incredibly bored because， quite honestly， I don’t care。 I just wanted to get on with it already。From there， we got into the ragtag militia group， more oil companies， and various government agencies。 I just never connected with any of it。I missed the character depth I’ve come to expect from Sandford’s novels。Soon I was skimming， and by midway I saw no point in continuing。Much of my disappointment here is a result of personal preference。 The plot will no doubt work well for many readers。*I received an eARC from the publisher， via NetGalley。* 。。。more
Cinsai
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I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review。This book was great！ I really liked how Sandford has been able to age and mature his characters naturally， so getting this story with Letty as the lead is wonderful！ She is every bit as smart， cunning， and ruthless as her dad， Lucas。 Her partner Kaiser is also well rounded and the two make a great team。 It’s also interesting to have Letty’s perspective on some of the events of her childhood and life that we’ve only seen through Lucas’ eyes I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review。This book was great！ I really liked how Sandford has been able to age and mature his characters naturally， so getting this story with Letty as the lead is wonderful！ She is every bit as smart， cunning， and ruthless as her dad， Lucas。 Her partner Kaiser is also well rounded and the two make a great team。 It’s also interesting to have Letty’s perspective on some of the events of her childhood and life that we’ve only seen through Lucas’ eyes。 I cannot wait until the next book！ 。。。more
Matt。
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The Investigator by John Sandford gives Lucas Davenport's adopted daughter Letty her own series。 I enjoyed the plot and the book was a fun read。 I'll definitely continue to read this series if there is more。 On April 12th make sure to purchase this great novel。 Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for this advanced copy。 The Investigator by John Sandford gives Lucas Davenport's adopted daughter Letty her own series。 I enjoyed the plot and the book was a fun read。 I'll definitely continue to read this series if there is more。 On April 12th make sure to purchase this great novel。 Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for this advanced copy。 。。。more
Monnie
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As a longtime reader of this author's series featuring U。S。 Marshals Service officer Lucas Davenport， I'm familiar with his adopted daughter Letty， who comes from a troubled background （to say the least） but has thrived under the care of Lucas and his physician wife， Weather。 Now， she's 24， a college graduate and off on her own working in a ho-hum job for a U。S。 Senator。 When he learns of her unrest， he gives her an assignment of looking into the theft of oil from several Texas companies。 The am As a longtime reader of this author's series featuring U。S。 Marshals Service officer Lucas Davenport， I'm familiar with his adopted daughter Letty， who comes from a troubled background （to say the least） but has thrived under the care of Lucas and his physician wife， Weather。 Now， she's 24， a college graduate and off on her own working in a ho-hum job for a U。S。 Senator。 When he learns of her unrest， he gives her an assignment of looking into the theft of oil from several Texas companies。 The amount of oil missing and how much money the thefts amount to - chickenfeed in the overall scheme of oil industry profits - aren't of serious interest， but the senator is curious about where the profits are going and wants to make sure it's not to a right-wing militia group。In part because Letty is still green around the ears when it comes to investigative skills， she's teamed with John Kaiser， a Department of Homeland Security investigator。 At first， she's not delighted with that and neither is he， but they manage to put those feelings aside and， ultimately， develop real respect for each other （if it matters， he won me over as well）。 The thinking is that a woman who runs a far-right website and a male accomplice may be behind the thefts; when Letty and John head for Texas and find a couple of dead bodies clearly related to the two suspects， it moves into the sure-thing department and the chase is on。 But exactly who they're chasing and what they're planning to do isn't quite so clear; all Letty and John know for sure is that many lives could be in the balance if they can't figure it out in time。 Readers， of course， come along for the ride as chapters shift from the perspectives of the heroes and villains before reaching an explosive conclusion。 From this reader's perspective， it was a heck of a journey - during which Letty earned her investigator stripes and made a believer out of me。 Already， I'm looking forward to her next adventure。 Meantime， thanks to the publisher， via NetGalley， for the opportunity to read and review a pre-release copy of this one。 Well done！ 。。。more
Tamara
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This was such an awesome book。 Letty is the main character and if your familiar with John Sanfords Prey novels， she is the daughter of Lucas Davenport （who is the main character in that series）。 As a spinoff series， this was phenomenal right out of the gate。 I finished it in one day。
Kemper
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I received a free advance copy from NetGalley for review。And so begin the adventures of Lucas Davenport Jr。Wait， I guess it’s technically the adventures of Letty， the adopted daughter of super-cop Lucas Davenport， but calling her Davenport Jr。 is still accurate because she is definitely a chip off the old block。 In fact， she may be even more dangerous than her father。Letty has come a long way since we first met her when she was a desperately poor kid who had to depend on herself rather than her I received a free advance copy from NetGalley for review。And so begin the adventures of Lucas Davenport Jr。Wait， I guess it’s technically the adventures of Letty， the adopted daughter of super-cop Lucas Davenport， but calling her Davenport Jr。 is still accurate because she is definitely a chip off the old block。 In fact， she may be even more dangerous than her father。Letty has come a long way since we first met her when she was a desperately poor kid who had to depend on herself rather than her alcoholic mother。 Her life got much better once Lucas Davenport and his wife took her in， but she’s remained an independent pragmatist capable of making tough choices and taking action when its needed。 Now in her early ‘20s and just out of college， Letty is working in the office of a US senator， but she’s bored with it and thinking of moving on。 After she pulls a couple of bold moves to help catch an embezzler， the senator wants Letty to check into an odd problem and offers her a spot with Homeland Security as an investigator。Some petroleum companies in west Texas think that someone has been stealing oil from them， and there’s a suspicion that a right-wing militia group might be responsible。 The amount of money involved is small for an oil company， but it’d fund a lot of domestic terrorism so Letty gets teamed up with an ex-soldier named John Kaiser to try and sort it out。 Letty and Kaiser start by investigating the disappearance of an oil company employee who had been looking into the thefts。 Soon enough Letty and Kaiser figure out that something big is in the works， and they may be the only people who might be able to stop a catastrophic attack。Letty was introduced as a character in the Prey novels almost 20 years ago， and I’ve often suspected that Sandford would someday do a book or series with her in the lead。 （In reality， Letty would be in her 30s by now， but Sandford characters exist in a slowed down version of reality。） She’s been a big part of several of the books， often driving her adopted father crazy by her stubborn insistence on doing things her way， but also saving the day a couple of times。 Despite the Prey books having one successful spin-off series with the Virgil Flower novels， I was always a little uneasy about how Letty seemed destined to be the hero of a Sandford thriller someday。 I’m not sure why， it just seemed like nepotism even if these are all fictional characters。However， at one point in one of the recent books Lucas and Letty had a conversation which indicated that she wasn’t interested in a career in law enforcement so it seemed like maybe Sandford was letting us know that the long teased Letty-book would never happen。 Yet here we are so I don’t know if this was always the plan， or if something changed， but it did seem a little odd to me。I got nervous right at the start of this one when Letty is pulling a break-in to investigate the embezzling going on at one of the senator’s campaign offices。 She has several tricks to get into an office building that Sandford has used before in both the Davenport and Kidd novels， so I was instantly worried that this was just going to be a rehash of things done before with just a new character in the lead。 As usual， I was wrong to doubt Sandford。While that opening was familiar， Letty quickly establishes herself as a different person than Lucas， Virgil Flowers， Kidd， or any other Sandford hero。 Like all of them， Letty is smart， resourceful， and capable of pulling a sneaky and/or illegal move when necessary， but what sets her apart is that Letty has what might best be described as a mean streak。 Yeah， Lucas could be a real bastard when necessary， and capable of outright murder when the situation calls for it。 But Letty takes that a step further and seems even more ruthless than her father at times。The plot of this one also seems like Sandford kicked things up a notch。 There’s the usual cat-and-mouse thing where he follows the bad guys for part of the book and lets us know some of what they’re planning， but just enough is held back to give us some twists and turns。 The last act is one of the biggest and most ambitious things to happen in any of the books。 A few years back， I might have said that it seemed unlikely， but these days， it sounds horrifyingly plausible。Through it all， we’ve got Letty doing a lot of good detective work as she’s hot on the trail of the militia， and while she’s already a force to be reckoned with， there are still things for her to learn as well so she doesn’t seem too perfect as an action hero。 The partner Kaiser provides a nice counterpoint to her as a veteran soldier who knows a lot about some aspects of the job， but he isn’t really an investigator so lets Letty take point。 It's just once again Sandford doing what he does so well， creating a high-octane mystery-thriller that keeps you turning pages。 If the next book also stars Letty， I won’t be disappointed。 。。。more
Ray Moon
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What Can Happen When White Supremists Get FundedThe novel opens with the heroine waiting， almost invisibly， outside a building for everyone to leave。 She sneaks into the building， goes straight to an office， finds the password to a computer as promised， and starts opening files。 She leaves in the morning and travels back to Washington， DC。 She reports to her boss， Senator Colles that two persons have stolen about $340K in campaign funds from him。 From this beginning， this storyline starts。This i What Can Happen When White Supremists Get FundedThe novel opens with the heroine waiting， almost invisibly， outside a building for everyone to leave。 She sneaks into the building， goes straight to an office， finds the password to a computer as promised， and starts opening files。 She leaves in the morning and travels back to Washington， DC。 She reports to her boss， Senator Colles that two persons have stolen about $340K in campaign funds from him。 From this beginning， this storyline starts。This is an action thriller through and through。 While a little slow in the beginning， the pace and action increase with every page。 There are two threads。 The first is the heroine， Letty Davenport， who proved her usefulness to her boss， Senator Colles in the first chapter。 Through his influence， Letty is offered a job at Homeland Security as an investigator but reporting to the senator。 She is paired with John Kaiser。 Their first assignment is to find out if there is an active oil-stealing scheme， and， if so， where the money is going and is being used。 The second thread is the has multiple voices from the main characters in a white supremist group。 The use of multiple voices was not confusing and was needed to show the scope and depth of this group’s activities。 The tension is based upon what could such a group do with the level of funds they are receiving and is reinforced by the viciousness of their actions。 That the group is planning something horrific is quite clear。 Letty and John spend their initial time to work through several layers， like an onion， to get to the core group。 I quickly fell for the story hook， line and sinker。 This is my major criterion for a high star rating。As this novel appears to be the start of a new series， Letty and John must establish their bona fides for this type of work to each other。 John， as a former Delta Team member， it was assumed。 For Letty， a woman， she had to prove herself。 Once the “I’m better shooter than you！” contest is over， they bond as partners。 During this section， much background on both characters is provided although the preponderance is on Letty’s background。 I have found that Action-Thrillers tend to be lighter in the B-storyline but a little more than usual here。 Her background didn’t seem consistent with someone who worked in the bullpen for a US Senator。This story also had a noticeable C-storyline where Letty changes or at least see where she needs to approve。 This was seen when she remarked John’s thinking about what needs to be done in preparations before going into a situation where a confrontation is probable。 This gave more depth to her character and the author’s attention to detail。As for content some readers may find an issue here。 Vulgar， rude and some impious language is definitely present。 Some colorful phases also are present。 As for intimate scenes， there are only references to them。 Violence is definitely present。 Most of it is described in the more edgy as it occurs。 The white supremacist group are all sociopaths so their violence is particularly heartless。 I mention the above because I want you to be forewarned。 All of these aspects were not at a level that would make me stop reading。All of the characteristics of an Action-Thriller are here in this novel。 I liked that this novel was easy to read and to follow the action。 I liked the snarky humor and generally playful and cutting repartee between Letty and John。 On the negative side， the start where Letty had to establish her bona fetes was a little over-the-top。 I am also ambivalent with the ending。 I liked it but had some issues with it。 This is the first novel from this author that I have read。 As such， I tentatively placed the author in my Will-Read category， the second highest of four categories。 I want to read at least one more novel by this author before I solidify that rating。 Overall， I did enjoy reading this novel， but this novel was not quite at the same level as other action thrillers that I have rated with five stars。 I rate The Investigator with four stars。 If you like action thrillers， do consider this novel。I received a free e-book version of this novel through NetGalley from Penguin Group - Putnam。 My review is based only by my own reading experience of this novel。 I wish to thank Penguin Group - Putnam for the opportunity to read and review this novel early。 。。。more
Carolyn
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I found John Sanford's Lucas Davenport series late and binged on all thirty-one mysteries。 When he rescued and adopted a tough little girl named Letty， it was my favorite book of the series， so I'm glad Letty is grown up and has her own series。 This is the first book。 She is still a tough little girl， with the emphasis on tough！ She's in her early twenties and small enough that men keep looking past her and over her to talk to her partner， even though the big guy stands behind her， where a junio I found John Sanford's Lucas Davenport series late and binged on all thirty-one mysteries。 When he rescued and adopted a tough little girl named Letty， it was my favorite book of the series， so I'm glad Letty is grown up and has her own series。 This is the first book。 She is still a tough little girl， with the emphasis on tough！ She's in her early twenties and small enough that men keep looking past her and over her to talk to her partner， even though the big guy stands behind her， where a junior partner belongs。 Letty is more than tough， she's intelligent， well informed， well-connected， and a crack shot with any weapon。 In this first story， she tackles a Texas miltia led by a disillusioned ex-military female。 Fast action and fun to read。 。。。more
J。
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