Dark Angel is the second book of the Letty Davenport series. She is the daughter of Lucas Davenport from Sandford's "Prey" series of books.
I wasn't blown away by the first Letty book, The Investigator, but felt this one was much better. In the first one she was more of the cliched bad-ass girl with gun. In this one her character is more well-rounded and set in the middle of the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. How Sandford got this book turned around so quickly in that relatively short timeframe is beyond me.
Letty Davenport’s days working a desk job at are behind her. Her previous actions at a gunfight in Texas — and her incredible skills with firearms—draw the attention of several branches of the US government, and make her a perfect fit for even more dangerous work. The Department of Homeland Security and the NSA have tasked her with infiltrating a hacker group, known only as Ordinary People, that is intent on wreaking havoc. Letty and her reluctant partner from the NSA pose as free-spirited programmers for hire and embark on a cross country road trip to the group’s California headquarters.
While the two work to make inroads with Ordinary People and uncover their plans, they begin to suspect that the hackers are not their only enemy. Someone within their own circle may have betrayed them, and has ulterior motives that place their mission—and their lives—in grave danger.
I gave it a 7 of 10. Amazonians liked it even better with a 4.5 of 5. Still, I prefer the Lucas Davenport or Virgil Flowers series.
** I'm a third of the way in on a novel - "Five Decembers" by James Kestrel - and it has the makings of doozy. Stay tuned.
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