Jailed Army Ranger Dakota Judd is offered a life-altering deal from Jean Steele, an ambitious and attractive Black FBI agent. Infiltrate a White Supremacist prison gang while he’s incarcerated, then embed himself into their militia on the outside. Become the eyes and ears of the FBI. If successful, his record will be expunged and he can live a normal life. If he fails, he’ll wind up dead.
Embedded, the first book in the new Dakota Judd thriller series, features John Lansing’s trademark propulsive, page-turning writing style, with a tough but sympathetic protagonist. Accompanying Dakota are two powerful women: Aunt Billie, his tough-as-nails wingman, a retired female detective who makes sure Dakota stays alive as he rotates back to civilian life where peril awaits, and Jean Steele, Dakota’s FBI handler, who must thwart her romantic impulses towards Dakota, as one false move can cost her a career in the male-dominated FBI.
Book Details:
Genre: Thriller Published by: White Street Press Publication Date: July 8, 2025 Number of Pages: 317 Series: Dakota Judd Thriller Series, Book 1
John Lansing is the author of six thrillers featuring Jack Bertolino—The Devil’s Necktie, Blond Cargo, Dead Is Dead, The Fourth Gunman, 25 to Life, and MIA, the prequel—as well as the true-crime non-fiction book Good Cop Bad Money, written with former NYPD Inspector Glen Morisano. Embedded is John’s first thriller in the Dakota Judd series. He’s been a writer and supervising producer on network television, and the co-executive producer of the ABC series Scoundrels, and co-wrote two MOWs for CBS. The Devil’s Necktie is in development at Andria Litto’s Amuse Entertainment, with Barbara DeFina attached as a producer.A native of Long Island, John now resides in Los Angeles.
Embedded is written by John Lansing. This is book one in the Dakota Judd Thriller series. I’ve read this author before and he’s becoming one of my favorite thriller authors.
Dakota Judd, former Army Ranger is currently in jail. However FBI agent Jean Steele has a proposition for him. Infiltrate a white supremacist group and she will clear his record. However if they make him, he’ll leave in a body bag.
This book grabbed me in as soon as I started reading. I didn’t want to put it down. Dakota may be my favorite Lansing character and I’m thrilled for a new series. Heart pounding suspense, forbidden attraction, danger at every turn. This needs to go to the top of your TBR pile asap.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners In Crime Book Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.
There will be ONE (1) winner, US ONLY, for this tour. The winner will receive a $50 Amazon.comGift Card and a physical copy of EMBEDDED by John Lansing. The winner will be emailed and have 48 hours to respond and verify their US-ONLY mailing address or the prize will be awarded to another.
Wow, wow, wow, all these great reviews are getting me real excited to start reading this!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Connie, for such a thoughtful and generous review. Your support means a great deal to me. It will keep me writing. All the best, John
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