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John Sandford: The Kidd Novels 1-4 Kindle Edition

by John Sandford (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 489 ratings
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“Crime fiction doesn’t have nearly enough droll master thieves like Kidd and his stunning partner in righteous crime, LuEllen” (Los Angeles Times). Enjoy the adventures of computer genius Kidd and cat burglar LuEllen in the first four novels from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lucas Davenport series.

The Fool’s Run
The Empress File
The Devil’s Code
The Hanged Man’s Song
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    832 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    G.P. Putnam's Sons
  5. Publication date
    June 5, 2012
  6. File size
    2511 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0081KZKRE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ G.P. Putnam's Sons (June 5, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 5, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2511 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 832 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 489 ratings

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John Sandford

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John Sandford is the pseudonym for the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Camp. He is the author of the Prey novels, the Kidd novels, the Virgil Flowers novels, and six other books, including three YA novels co-authored with his wife Michele Cook.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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Ron Gathro
5.0 out of 5 stars The Kidd Novels are a change of pace!
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
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I had read the first two novels years ago, but enjoyed rereading them. The last two were equally as good, I would like to see more Kidd in the future!
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J. Cook
4.0 out of 5 stars I recommend these novels as an interesting history of computer science ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2017
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Having read all of John Sandford's (John Roswell Camp) novels with the exception of the Kidd novels, I took advantage of the Kindle four-novel bundle. It is a bargain. As one who has lived through the arrival of the computer age, I recommend these novels as an interesting history of computer science through the eyes of a master criminal. Kidd takes you from the early days of Macs and Apples up to the current powerful smart phones all the while entertaining you with the spirited and cultured dialog characteristic of the Davenport/Flowers novels. Highly recommended for fans of detective stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Kidd is a Sanford character before Lucan Davenport and Virgil Flowers --- enjoy!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2014
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Grest series -- Kidd is way before Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers, two of my favorite fictional characters. I really enjoyed reading these four Kidd mysteries - quick read. Saved them for over my two week Christmas break (I teach high school). I first ran into Kidd in one of Sanford's "Prey" Davenport novels.

Kidd is much more than a computer geek, each book seemed like a more complex version of the old TV show, Mission Impossible. Well, to Kidd and his bunch of, well, talented misfits bordering on being crooks, no mission is impossible.
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Bubster
5.0 out of 5 stars Where it all started
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2020
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I've read all the Davenport and Flower novels, in order. But I hadn’t read any of his prior work until now. Read these four, each better than it's predecessor. Now, just waiting for the next installment of Davenport/Flowers.

Btw, he is one of my very favorite authors. Love his writing.
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Bookzilla
5.0 out of 5 stars 5+ Stars Fascinating series
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2017
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5+ Stars Fascinating series. John Sandford is a must buy, must read author. His Kidd novels are interesting, informative and humorous.
Having the series in a sequential ebook bundle is great. No worries about storage or the books wearing out.

I will re-read this series and always look forward to, pre-order when possible, new works by this author.
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J. Becker
4.0 out of 5 stars Early Sandford
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2014
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The 4 Kidd novels were published early in Sandford's career. As you move through them, Sandford becomes more and more like the Sandford of the Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers series. The slightly detached, ironic tone we've come to know and love develops over the course of the series.
The technology is that of the nineties or earlier. Computers' memories have to be downloaded onto floppy disks-so time-consuming during a break-in, and many problems could be solved so much more easily if only the characters had cellphones. Somehow, they muddle through.There's a subplot about Tarot readings that made me wish I knew more about it.
All in all, these are a fast, enjoyable light read.
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James Dace
5.0 out of 5 stars interesting as usual
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2014
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This series displays Sandford's talent at writing an absorbing story. His background detail and plot management continues at a high level. His characters, even some of the villains, are interesting and you can understand their reasons for being the type of person that they are.
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Jennie Claus
5.0 out of 5 stars Great ending
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2020
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I don’t know if this is the end of Kidd’s story but if it is it was a good one. I know he comes up later in some of the Davenport series so I’m glad that he is still going strong
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