The Devil's Code (Kidd)
by John Sandford

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Book Review: Disappointing Kidd novel, not as good as the first two...
Summary: 3 Stars

The plot revolves around the mysterious death of a fellow computer genius who was killed while supposedly caught breaking into AmMath, a computer chip technology firm that the government hired to design encrytion technology. Rumors of the existence of a group of radical computer hackers opposing the US government called Firewall started to spread and appear on the news. There's also a list of screen names of people that were supposedly in this group. The most astonishing thing is that Kidd's, Bobby's, and their friends' screen names were included in that list! Kidd, LuEllen and Kidd's computer friends team up to try to find out what's going on before the FBI tracks them down. Behind all this is a big conspiracy arbitrated by a small group of people at AmMath. They will stop at nothing to protect and hide their secret. Kidd and LuEllen is once again faced with a dangerous opponent.

The story is somewhat confusing and difficult to follow at times. Kidd's major breakthroughs and crack in the case were not apparent or easy to understand, even if he explained his train of thought. The story ended abruptly through the death of the villain. I still didn't understand how Kidd pulled that off.

The best parts of the book were Kidd/LuEllen's plan and execution of their breakins into apartments and tricks used. Fans of Kidd/LuEllen may enjoy this book just because it's been so long that we see this duo since their last adventure. Even though this book was a major letdown, I'm still looking forward to Kidd/LuEllen's next appearance. Hope the author continues to write about them.

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Literature & Fiction Books

• Subjects > Literature & Fiction
• Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
• Suspense