The Investigator, Sanford - B+

              This is the first in a series featuring Letty Davenport, adopted daughter and protege of Lucas, written by the author of the thirty-two Prey novels. Letty is tough as nails, smart as a whip and a helluva marksman. She is assigned by her boss, a US Senator, to team up with a DHS agent, John Kaiser, to try and sort out what's going on in the Texas oil patch, where there are suspicions that stolen oil may be funding local militias. Those militias strike in the town of Pershing with the goal of blowing the bridge over the Rio Grande, preferably with a caravan of Central Americans on it. Letty and Kaiser are on their trail, put a slight crimp in their plans and help bring a majority of the militia to justice. This is a well-done thriller, with excellent insights into the world of the right wing hate groups.