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Letty Davenport

by John Sandford

The Letty Davenport series by John Sandford has 2 books and is best read in publication order, starting with The Investigator (2022).

Books
2 books
First published
2022
Status
ongoing
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Start here: The Investigator (2022) — then read straight through in publication order.

Cover of The Investigator, the first book in Letty Davenport

Reading order

The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.

  1. The Investigator

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  2. Dark Angel

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About the Letty Davenport series

Letty Davenport is Lucas Davenport's adopted daughter from the Prey series, now grown up and working as an investigator for a U.S. Senate committee, whose own instinct for danger and violence proves to be a close match for her father's. John Sandford launched this newest branch of the Prey universe with The Investigator in 2022, sending Letty into Texas oil country to look into a land-fraud case that turns considerably more lethal than the paperwork suggested.

Dark Angel (2023) moves Letty into intelligence-adjacent work, tracking down a group of hackers targeting Chinese assets on U.S. soil. The series keeps Sandford's plot-forward, fast-clipped style while giving him a younger, federal-level protagonist distinct from both Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers, and continues to cross over lightly with the wider Prey cast. Fans of Prey who want to see the next generation of the Davenport family, or readers new to Sandford wanting a contemporary entry point, are the natural audience.

How to read this series

Publication order: The Investigator (2022), then Dark Angel (2023). Some familiarity with Lucas Davenport from the Prey series adds resonance, since Letty is his adopted daughter, but each Letty Davenport novel is a self-contained case that doesn't require having read Prey first.

Frequently asked questions

How many Letty Davenport books are there?

Two so far: The Investigator (2022) and Dark Angel (2023).

What order should I read the Letty Davenport books in?

Publication order: The Investigator, then Dark Angel.

Who is Letty Davenport?

The adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport from the Prey series, now an adult working as an investigator for a U.S. Senate committee.

Is there a new Letty Davenport book coming?

No new entry has been announced since Dark Angel (2023).

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