The Devil's Code - (Kidd) by John Sandford (Paperback)

About the Book

When con artist Kidd learns of a colleague's death, he doesn't buy the story his friend was caught raiding the files of a high-tech corporation. Kidd thinks it was what his friend already knew that got him killed. Now Kidd and LuEllen infiltrate the firm to discover its secrets, but meet an unknown assassin hell bent on conning the life out of the ultimate con artists.

Book Synopsis

"Crime fiction doesn't have nearly enough droll master thieves like Kidd and his stunning partner in righteous crime, LuEllen."--Los Angeles Times

When Kidd--artist, computer whiz, and professional criminal--learns of a colleague's murder, he doesn't buy the official story: that a jittery security guard caught the hacker raiding the files of a high-tech Texas corporation. It's not what his friend was looking for that got him killed. It's what he already knew. For Kidd and LuEllen, infiltrating the firm is the first move. Discovering the secrets of its devious entrepreneur is the next. But it's more than a secret--it's a conspiracy. And it's landed Kidd and LuEllen in the cross-hairs of an unknown assassin hellbent on conning the life out of the ultimate con artists....

Review Quotes

"Fascinating...crime fiction doesn't have nearly enough droll master thieves like Kidd and his stunning partner in righteous crime, LuEllen." --The Los Angeles Times

"Plenty of stirring action...edgy and provocative...Kidd's return [is] welcome news for Sandford fans." --Publishers Weekly

"Filled with great atmosphere, characters, and exceptional drama, The Devil's Code is truly vintage Sandford." --The Stuart News (Stuart, FL)

"Sandford obviously loves Kidd, taking him to humorous and/or technological extremes."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Good thrillers are usually character-driven, and The Devil's Code is a good thriller."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"[The Devil's Code] is action-filled and good fun." --St. Petersburg Times

About the Author

John Sandford is the pseudonym of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Camp. He is the author of the Prey novels, the Kidd novels, the Virgil Flowers novels, The Night Crew, and Dead Watch. He lives in New Mexico.