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Summary: Couldn't Wait for it to End
Review: Many readers on various book sites would tell me, "you've gotta read the Kidd series by Sandford." This was the first that I read and it was a bit of a snore. This Kidd individual seems pretty shallow as his character has no depth or reality to it. LuEllen was a more interesting person than Kidd and maybe it would have been better if the story centered on her. Don't waste your time with this one. Sandford should stick with his "Prey" series.
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Summary: Kidd scores again
Review: Maybe it's because I truly enjoy using my computers, but I was enthralled with the trickery that Sandford came up with in his intriguing story of hackers, lovers, and nasty bad guys. Though Kidd is portrayed as a free and loose computer whiz, I didn't mind his over-the-top exceptional talents in hacking because I have heard of many like him in the real world. His relationship with his sometimes gal, LuEllen, varies from friend, to cohort, to partner in crime, to lover, with never a dull moment. Kidd and LuEllen seem to enjoy each other as they sneak around buildings day and night trying to get the better of their assumed bad guy. I found it to be 6 hours of very enjoyable listening as I commuted to and from work for several days. If you think it'll be similar to Sandford's very intense "Prey" series thrillers, it certainly is not. This one is more like the old Remington Steele TV series (oops, am I showing my age!) where you enjoyed the two characters interacting with each other as they solved the crime. The story wasn't always the strength, the likability of the characters was. I thoroughly enjoyed this Kidd mystery. Though it is very different in intensity from the Prey series, it is not inferior, just less intense. You'll enjoy it, too, as long as you know of this difference.
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Summary: Not bad for my first look at the 'Kidd' series.
Review: Most readers of John Sandford are fans of the 'Prey' series featuring Lucas Davenport, but the Kidd series is a change of pace but still features the same action-packed pace that we've come to expect from Sandford (with a higher concentration on technology). This was my first taste of the Kidd series and it was actually a good read. Kidd, the lead character, is a part-time painter, part-time hi-tech hacker/thief, who always seems to get dragged into the government's business...and not the good part of the government. Along with his partner, and sometime lover, LuEllen, they get in and out of messes several times over. While there are a couple of lulls in the action, this is still a very well written book with an interesting, hi-tech plot that remains very easy to follow whether you're computer literate or not. THE DEVIL'S CODE may not be at the top of you "to read"
list, but it should be there somewhere. If nothing else, read it so you'll have a good level of familiarity with the Kidd series before you start on one of the great books of the last couple of years, and the fourth Kidd series book, THE HANGED MAN'S SONG.
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Summary: You will remember this book after reading it...
Review: My perception of a book as good is based on how well I can remember the plot for it 2 weeks after reading it. There are plenty of bad novels, but this is not one of them. It gets especially gripping and fast-paced at the end. I promise you that you won't be able to put it down in the last 100 pages. The technical details are amusing (I actually know what an acoustic coupler is). John describes the scenery with a perfect choice of words that makes it come alive in front of you. If you are in the mood to read a good high-tech thriller, buy this book. That's what it claims to be, and I endorse that claim.
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Summary: an interesting tale
Review: sometimes, you feel as though you are thrown into the action
and not given time to absorb the characters. we move from new york, to st. paul, to texas to california and back again.
maybe i missed a state in between. this is a rushed book.
i like john sandford, but he could have done better.
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Summary: Great Popcorn Read
Review: The Devil's Code is the equivalent of an early-summer movie: long on special effects and action; character development and thoroughly coherent plotlines, not so much. Although I'm a long-time fan of Sandford's Prey series, this is the first of the Kidd novels I've read. I must say I really liked it. (...) Kidd has a more upbeat outlook on life than Davenport, although both share a dry, sardonic wit. Davenport and Kidd also share uncanny instincts and surround themselves with colleagues who excel at what they do - Davenport: police-work; Kidd: crime. Minneapolis-St. Paul only briefly provides a setting for this book, then it's off to sunnier, warmer climes in California and Texas. For the most part Sandford does well in crafting this departure from his normal fare. He slips here and there (Santa Cruz, for instance is on the other side of a mountain range from Silicon Valley), but does a pretty good job of getting most things right. I liked the detail he went into as Kidd and LuEllen went on their heists (whether he got everything right or not, I don't know; it sounded convincing at any rate). The light tone and humor are well balanced, never crossing over into Carl Hiaasen absurdism (I'm not knocking Hiaasen, he pulls off that style exceptionally well). I look forward to reading the other Kidd novels. Several reviewers here have suggested the earlier books are even better than this one. If that's the case they must be very good, indeed, as this book was quite a ride.
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Summary: Sandford - The Devil's Code
Review: The Devil's Code is the third and latest installment in Sandford's LuEllen/Kidd series. While not as good or impressive as his Prey novels, Sandford delivers a strong and entertaining novel. Readers are treated to a fast-paced techno-thriller that doesn't seem nearly as dated as previous efforts. Yet little new information is revealed about our heroes. One of Sandford's most impressive talents with respect to the Prey novels is writing a back story just as engaging as the main body of the novel - familiar characters and places come back and are developed, issues and questions are resolved. Unfortunately this series just doesn't have that strength going for it. All-in-all, however, its an entertaining read.
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Summary: Sandford - The Devil's Code
Review: The Devil's Code is the third and latest installment in Sandford's LuEllen/Kidd series. While not as good or impressive as his Prey novels, Sandford delivers a strong and entertaining novel. Readers are treated to a fast-paced techno-thriller that doesn't seem nearly as dated as previous efforts. Yet little new information is revealed about our heroes. One of Sandford's most impressive talents with respect to the Prey novels is writing a back story just as engaging as the main body of the novel - familiar characters and places come back and are developed, issues and questions are resolved. Unfortunately this series just doesn't have that strength going for it. All-in-all, however, its an entertaining read.
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Summary: Sanford Does it again
Review: The main character is a bit a of rogue, but loyal to his friends. Even if he doesn't know thier real names. This is a techno-thriller of the highest order. I usally find myself thinking, "That's not how it works, what a load...". It appears John has done some REAL research.
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Summary: Very good read.
Review: This book was a very good read. It was not too technical to lose you but it also does not talk down to you. I thought it was exciting and very well written and I highly recommend this book.
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