John Sandford: The Hanged Man's Song (UK 2005)

From the Publisher:
From the international bestseller, John Sandford, a new electrifying thriller featuring his charismatic, Machiavellian hero, Kidd.
A super-hacker friend of Kidd's named Bobby suddenly disappears from cyberspace, and Kidd - artist, computer ace and professional criminal - knows that isn't a good sign. Going over to his house, he finds Bobby dead on the floor, his head bashed in and his laptop missing. The secrets on that laptop are potent enough to hang Kidd and everybody else in Bobby's circle - just to start with. But before Kidd and his partner LuEllen can get very far in their attempts to track the laptop down, the secrets start coming out anyway - and they're much more staggering than even Kidd imagined. Because it's not just about the lives of a circle of friends and colleagues now - it's about something much, much bigger. And much, much more terrifying...

John Sandford: The Hanged Man's Song. A Kidd Novel. Pocket Books, ISBN: 0743492188 (October, 2005), 336 p., £6.99.

John Sandford: The Hanged Man's Song (USA 2004)

From the Publisher:
John Sandford author of the phenomenal Prey novels returns with The Hanged Man's Song.

John Sandford: The Hanged Man's Song. A Kidd Novel. Berkley Publishing Group, ISBN: 042519910X (October, 2004), 356 p., $7.99.

John Sandford: The Hanged Man's Song (UK 2004)

From the Publisher:
Bobby, a super-hacker friend of Kidd's, suddenly disappears from cyberspace, and Kidd knows that isn't a good sign. Going over to his house, he finds him dead on the floor, his head bashed in and his laptop missing. The secrets of that laptop are potent enough to hang Kidd and everybody else in Bobby's circle - just to start with - so there's no question that Kidd and LuEllen have to try to track it down. But before he can get very far, the secrets start coming out anyway... and they're more staggering than even Kidd imagined. Because it's not just the lives of a circle of friends and colleagues now - it's about something much, much bigger and scarier...

John Sandford: The Hanged Man's Song. Severn House, ISBN: 0727860828 (April, 2004), 336 p., £18.99.

John Sandford: The Hanged Man's Song (USA 2003)

From the Publisher:
Prey fans everywhere have embraced the return of John Sandford's other charismatic hero, Kidd - artist, computer whiz, and professional criminal - and his sometime partner/sometime lover LuEllen.

"Crime fiction doesn't have nearly enough droll master thieves like Kidd and his stunning partner in righteous crime," said the Los Angeles Times. "Fast-paced action, high-intellect puzzle solving and dandy characters: Kidd and LuEllen have one helluva time," raved the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "With its quick plotting and clever story, The Devil's Code makes a strong case the Kidd and his pals deserve more chances to strut their stuff," wrote the Chicago Tribune.

And now here they are. In The Hanged Man's Song, a super-hacker friend of Kidd's named Bobby suddenly disappears from cyberspace, and Kidd knows that isn't a good sign. Going over to his house, he finds him dead on the floor, his head bashed in and his laptop missing - and Kidd knows that really isn't a good sign. The secrets on that laptop are potent enough to hang Kidd and everybody else in Bobby's circle - just to start with - so there's no question that Kidd and LuEllen have to try to track it down, not to mention that Kidd would dearly love to get his hands on the man who killed Bobby. But before he can get very far, the secrets start coming out anyway... and they're more staggering than even Kidd imagined. Because it's not just about the lives of a circle of friends and colleagues now, oh no - it's about something much, much bigger. And much, much scarier...

Filled with the atmosphere, characters, and exceptional drama that have made John Sandford one of America's best-loved thriller writers, The Hanged Man's Song is a masterpiece of suspense.

John Sandford: The Hanged Man's Song. A Kidd Novel. Putnam's, ISBN: 0399151397 (November, 2003), 321 p., $25.95.