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.
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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.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2026
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6 comments:
Love Sandford but won't buy a hardcover. Wish they put out in paperback right away. Both me and hubby read them and hubby likes to reread. I love the ones with him and Virgil especially. Have not read the Letty ones, not sure why, don't appeal.
Have you looked at large print paperbacks for these? Comes out at about the same time. Yes, it usually is a few bucks more, but they seem to be bound a little better than anormal paperback and with a sturdier cover. I go with those through my library as a regular print hardback is increasingly having smaller and lighter print as the houses try to cut costs.
I know you are in Canada so that might affect the publishing schedule and the cost comparison.
As to Letty-- the first novel was so-so, but the second one, DARK ANGEL, was good. The third one, TOXIC PREY, was billed as a Davenport novel, but she was in it a lot. It was also very good.
For what that is all worth.
I will buy LP but the cost here can be as high as $30 -- so only if on sale! I never buy mass market, only trade paperback. Even then it's $22 or so. But I figure with both of us reading, and Mike rereading, it's worth it. I do have a Kindle but I'm on a screen all day -- so it holds no appeal -- I have a few books downloaded that I've never tried to read.
PS thanks re Letty
I can't buy any books at all now. Can't afford it. I get the screen issue--I don't write anymore, expect for posts and reviews, so using my old Kindle or my even older iPad still works for now.
Of course. Of the two, Toxic Prey, might appeal way more as it has a lot of Lucas in it. Virgil Flowers, who I really like, is also in it. I think there might be references to the first two books of the Letty series as well, but can't remember how detailed they were.
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