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Summary: John Sandford Breaks the Code
Review: Because of my love of Hanged Man Song which was fabulous. Cause me to seek his other books with the characters such as Bobby,LuAnn and others. While the book itself has a fantastic plot. It took a long time to get there. But it is still a good read. I can't wait to read Empress File.
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Summary: Disappointed!
Review: I was excited to find this book on sale as John Sanford is one of my favorite authors and I love the suspense of his Prey novels. Wish I could say the same for this Kidd novel. I have to say I thought the characters were shallow, and Kidd was a pig. I had trouble getting past Kidd's behavior. The plot was ultra-slow to develop and very scattered. I'd recommend skipping this one and reading the edge of your seat Prey thrillers with characters that you can route for.
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Summary: Disapointing read, it happens. Author of LAST CALL
Review: Kidd is a interesting enough character but the story was sad. I only read this book all the way to the end because of my faithful following of John Sandford. Devil's code has a lot going on but the attempts made to grab my attention suffered severly.
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Summary: Big Brother is (probably) Watching
Review: Kidd, the hero of Devil's Code is a likable computer hacker/criminal and a fairly good artist. He must be a good artist because he does not have another source of income. The plot involving two seemingly unrelated murders is interesting enough. St. John Corbiel as head of a company called AmMath has come up with a software program that will intercept intelligence satalites, and he is selling photos and information to foriegn buyers. The two murder victims got to close to what he was doing and Corbiel's people killed them. The sister of Jack Morrison, one of the victims looks to Kidd to find out why her brother was murdered. There is not a great deal of mystery throughout the book. The plot is fairly simple, the characters are predictable, and the ending is not really a surprise. Kidd is interesting enough to carry the reader through to the end of the book, but not enough to make me log on to find the other Kidd books. I like Lucas Davenport better and hope there will be another "Prey" book soon.
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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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