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The Hanged Man's Song.


The Hanged Man's Song

John Sandford John Sandford may refer to:
  • John Sandford (novelist), an American novelist and journalist
  • John Loren Sandford, a Christian author
  • John A. Sanford, D.D , a Jungian psychoanalyst and Episcopal priest
 

Berkley Books

c/o Penguin Group Inc.

375 Hudson Street Hudson Street can refer to:
  • The Manhattan street -- see Hudson Street (Manhattan)
  • The 1978 TV series A.E.S. Hudson Street
  • The 1995 TV series "Hudson Street -- see Hudson Street (TV show)
, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, NY 10014

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International Standard Book Number


ISBN International Standard Book Number

ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 
: 042519910X $7.99 US 340 pages

John Sandford is best known for his Lucas Davenport novels but I think his Kidd series is much better. Kidd is a hero with flaws and Sandford's stories push to the edge of fantasy. Sandford blends the high tech world of computer hacking with the spice of flawed characters that seem like they might just be real.

A legendary computer hacker, Bobby, is murdered and his laptop is stolen. The secrets on the laptop could send his friends to jail and bring down the government. Kidd, a friend, has to find Bobby's killer and the laptop before the government and before the killer uses the information to destroy Kidd. A race with death from the levies of the Mississippi to the powerful in Washington, DC starts between the murderer and Kidd. The winner will live, hopefully outside of jail.

If you like hard edged stories that bring you breathless to the edge of reality today, you will love 'The Hanged Man's Song.' Characters you identify with, nail biting Nail biting is the habit of biting one's fingernails or toenails during periods of nervousness, stress, hunger, or boredom [1]. It can also be a sign of mental or emotional disorder.  plot and a story you can pretend to believe in will bring you into the best place a reader can be--the alternate world of a great book.
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