The latest in the Lucas Davenport series of suspense thrillers by the prolific Sandford is one of his best efforts, with a plot that twists and strikes like a snake.
The Twin Cities in Minnesota seems like an unlikely place for a Mexican drug gang to run amuck, but that's what appears to be happening, when an entire family is found brutally murdered. Lucas Davenport, the head of the state's Department of Criminal Apprehension, figures out that the family's Spanish language software export business was a front for a drug money laundering operation. When millions of dollars of laundered money vanished during the process, the Mexican gang sent a team of killers to recoup their losses.
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But it appears the launderers were themselves the victims of an audaciously clever crime. A trio of rogue computer geeks working inside the bank figured out what was going on, hacked into the account, and diverted the money. Now the drug gang is hot on the trail of the hackers, more mutilated corpses are turning up on the nightly news, and Davenport has the DEA breathing down his neck, hoping to capitalize on his investigation.
The men are macho, the women are devious, and Lucas's daughter is smart, fast and deadly. This sizzling hot thriller makes a perfect distraction on a long summer day.
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