- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books (1 July 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743415574
- ISBN-13: 978-0743415576
- Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 11.1 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 438,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The sister of a man who died suddenly turns for help to Kidd, artist, computer whiz and professional criminal. Before long Kidd and his partner/lover LuEllen are up to their neck in trouble - computer hackers, scientists and crooked businessmen all play their parts as Kidd gets closer to finding out the truth behind his friend's death. A compelling page-turner with a fast-moving plot.
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"I'm into something a little weird here. I don't want to worry you, but if anything unusual should happen, get in touch with Kidd, okay?" When the writer of this letter dies suddenly, allegedly burglarising a software company, his sister turns to Kidd - artist, computer whiz and professional criminal - to find out what really happened. Before long, Kidd and his sometime partner/lover, LuEllen, are up to their necks in trouble...the sort of trouble that leads to flowers on a grave. Computer hackers, scientists and crooked businessmen all play their parts as Kidd gets ever closer to discovering the truth behind his friend's death.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This follows from the Fool's Run and the Empress books. The technology is a little out of date but the story is well worth reading. A good thriller.
6 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If I didn't know these Kidd books were written by the same author as the Prey series, starring Lucas Davenport, I'd never have guessed it. These books are a little corny to me. They seem awfuly implausible books to and with some of the descriptions of computer technology... They're already laughable when they start going on about hi-tech computers with tiny hard disk drives, modems and floppy disks being bleeding edge technology!
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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Different but as good as davenport
5 Oct 2000
Format:Hardcover
At his home in Dallas, John James Morrison knows he is in trouble by the nocturnal visit of the security agents. They escort John to AmMath where St. John Corbiel plays a tape in which they caught John violating company policy. John tries to bluff but Corbiel kills him. The security agents arrange a cover-up to make it seem like a night guard shot John while discovering him in a forbidden area late at night.
John's sister Lane Ward believes the official interpretation of her sibling's death rings false. She asks John's former partner Kidd to investigate her brother's death. Kidd, an expert on stealing data traveling along the information highway, agrees. He learns that John uncovered something major that led to his deliberate murder. Kidd and his partner LuEllen begin to uncover a monster conspiracy involving AmMath and the Feds using technology to hide murder and blackmail. That knowledge could make Kidd the next dead person.
It has been about a decade since John Sandford wrote a Kidd novel (see THE FOOL'S RUN and THE EMPRESS FILE) having switched to the popular Prey novels. Perhaps the earlier Kidd tales were ahead of the times, but with the Internet, Intranet, and Extranet explosion, THE DEVIL'S CODE plays like a modern day electronic thriller. The tale is well executed due to Kidd's intellect, witticism, and ethical beliefs. Although it may seem hard to accept an electronic thief has scruples, Kidd does and that propels his compulsion to investigate. Best selling author John Sandford has returned with one of his great characters in a story that will please more than just net conspiracy buffs because of its fast-paced, gigabit loaded hard driving plot.
Harriet Klausner
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
I basically liked it
30 Oct 2000
Format:Hardcover
I'm a "Prey" fan, and was happy to find an additional series by the same author. I read the other two Kidd novels in paperback, and enjoyed them both. This one is written intelligently, like all of Sandford's novels; I can't stand books that are written for 5th graders.
I confess to being in the computer field, which I think would make a difference in this novel. It's kind of odd: if you don't enjoy the details you might not be able to follow it, but on the other hand I don't think it has the kind of hard-core details for the true techies.
The characters are kind of lightly drawn; I thought that LuEllen started sounding like the woman assasin in the last Prey novel. I also felt that the novel wandered somewhere in the middle; not quite enough involvement in the characters and not enough plot to go around. I might have been happier with this novel if it had been published in paperback; with lower expectations I think he would get a better response.
You might be happier waiting for the paperback.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Fast paced and funny
3 Oct 2000
Format:Hardcover
Conspiracy galore here in this new novel by John Sandford. I'm not too familiar with the author's "Prey" novels, but I certainly enjoyed this one. The main character, Kidd (no first name) and his cohort, LuEllen, investigate the murder of one of Kidd's computer colleagues. The story moves extremely quickly - the crackling conversation between Kidd and LuEllen is a breeze to read and very enjoyable. Now, I have to go find the two previous Kidd-LuEllen novels! Highly recommended.
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