- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books (3 Dec 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743415604
- ISBN-13: 978-0743415606
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.2 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 336,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Fast-paced action, high-intellect puzzle-solving, dandy characters...If you start guessing outcomes, you are fooled."--Minneapolis Star & Tribune
"Crime fiction doesn't have nearly enough droll master thieves like Kidd and his stunning partner in righteous crime, LuEllen." --The Los Angeles Times
"John Sandford grabs you by the throat and never lets go."--Robert B. Parker
"Gripping, ultramodern...fast-paced and suspenseful." --Chicago Tribune
"John Sandford has created the kind of trimmed-to-the-bone thriller that hard to put it down." --Chicago Tribune
"John Sandford has no peers." --Associated Press --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"Crime fiction doesn't have nearly enough droll master thieves like Kidd and his stunning partner in righteous crime, LuEllen." --The Los Angeles Times
"John Sandford grabs you by the throat and never lets go."--Robert B. Parker
"Gripping, ultramodern...fast-paced and suspenseful." --Chicago Tribune
"John Sandford has created the kind of trimmed-to-the-bone thriller that hard to put it down." --Chicago Tribune
"John Sandford has no peers." --Associated Press --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Kidd's a pretty good painter, but it's his computer genius that pays the rent. And when the billionaire owner of Anshiser Aviation offers him his biggest ever payday - to deal with corporate espionage and wreak havoc on the computer system of Anchiser's rival, for whom he has worked in the past - Kidd jumps at the chance. For this money, he'll even work with a team - LuEllen, a cat burglar, and Dace, a journalist who will do anything for a scoop. But Kidd finds that computer fraud is child's play compared with the defence industry's Machiavellian games, and lives are soon on the line in the cool high-tech thriller. Authentic, fast-moving and ingenious, The Fool's Run is not only the first novel featuring Kidd, but it marks the debut of John Sandford as one of the world's premier thriller writers.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A first rate thriller . I loved the characters of Kidd , Lu Ellen, Dace , Maggie and the mysterious cyber freak Bobby. Hard to predict what will happen next in this book. Hard to put down . Easy to read. My first John Sandford novel but certainly not my last.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was the first John Sandford book I have read and I am
only sorry that I was not aware of this author sooner. I hate
to use the cliche that the book is a "can't put it down" type
thriller, but I don't know how else to describe it. Until I
finished it, I wasn't getting any work done.
This is a book that you can lose yourself in. It's not a great
work of literature but it sure is enjoyable. I liked the
computer theme that the author used and my guess is that
since you're reading this review on-line, you would
probably be similarly intrigued. The book would make
a great movie.
only sorry that I was not aware of this author sooner. I hate
to use the cliche that the book is a "can't put it down" type
thriller, but I don't know how else to describe it. Until I
finished it, I wasn't getting any work done.
This is a book that you can lose yourself in. It's not a great
work of literature but it sure is enjoyable. I liked the
computer theme that the author used and my guess is that
since you're reading this review on-line, you would
probably be similarly intrigued. The book would make
a great movie.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Great book, just finished it. Makes you think about how our large compaines maybe do have more influence than we think. Also, shows you what hackers are really capible of.
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Good story if you don't mind that there are no "good guys"
I like reading thrillers. I like to get drawn into an exciting story about a conflict between one or more "good guys" and one or more "bad guys" - preferably including some gals in... Read more
Published on 21 July 2004 by Rennie Petersen
The Fools Run
I have just finished it and what a book, I am a novice at reading books but this one was excellent. Loved the characters, and the story was my kind of thing. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2004
Safe bet
What a good book, I keep on searching for cyber thrillers (as I like to call them). I work in IT and for some really sad reason like reading books that are based around the cyber... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2002 by E. Chittenden
One of the best books I have read
Incredible. This author can write. The characters are well developed and believable. The plot is tight, suspenseful and creative. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 1999
Corporate computer espionage and intrigue at its best.
For computer dweebs and wanna-be-dweebs alike, this thriller involving corporate sabatoge and espionage via computer will keep you processing data at Pentium speed. Read more
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