Publication Day Review: Revenge Prey: A Lucas Davenport Novel by John Sandford

 

Revenge Prey: A Lucas Davenport Novel by John Sandford finds Lucas Davenport and Shelly White at a house on a cul-de-sac in a rural area. It is February in Minnesota as a cold overcast day is working steadily closer to what will be a brutally cold night. It is a safe house and the two Deputy U. S. Marshals are awaiting the arrival of a defecting Russian and his family under escort by Witness Protection Marshals and others.

 

The defector used to be a very high-ranking person in the Russian spy agency. Now his name is Leonard Summers and he and his family have spent the last eighteen months hidden in a CIA facility near Washington. They worked on learning and perfecting English while the CIA and others squeezed them for intelligence. The plan is for them to hide out in the house for the next two weeks or so to see if everything is okay.

 

It isn’t.

 

Within minutes of their arrival, a Russian kill team makes their presence known by firing shots into the house. A chase and resulting gun battle is on and so is the hunt for the elusive kill team.

 

What follows is an intense and fast moving read as Lucas and others chase the assassins. Assassins who have to try again or be executed by Putin’s regime.

 

The name of the game here is action and Revenge Prey: A Lucas Davenport Novel by John Sandford delivers in every way possible. It also has several laugh out loud dialog moments that may or may not include Virgil Flowers.

 

A fast and fun read, Revenge Prey: A Lucas Davenport Novel, by John Sandford is very much worth your time.

 

Amazon Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/4orOUls

 

 

I received this as a digital ARC from the publisher, G.P. Putnam's Sons, through NetGalley, in late October 2025, with no expectation of a positive review.

 

 

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