The Empress File - Hardcover

John Camp (John Sandford)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805015450 ISBN 13: 9780805015454

Publisher: Henry Holt, 1991

Synopsis

When fourteen-year-old Darrell Clark is mistakenly killed by local cops and the inevitable cover-up occurs, Marvel Atkins sets out to destroy the entire corrupt bureaucratic and political machine of Longstreet, Mississippi

About this title

About the Author:

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist John Sandford is the author of the Prey series, four Kidd novels and the Virgil Flowers series. He lives in Minnesota. Visit www.johnsandford.org for more information.

From Publishers Weekly:

Camp's witty, engrossing sequel to The Fool's Run brings back artist/narrator Kidd, who makes the most of his skills as a kind of computer-mercenary. A beautiful black activist wants Kidd to help her oust the "respectable" people who are running the small Mississippi delta city of Longstreet, in the process lining their pockets. Kidd and friend/lover/burglar Luellen pose as arty tourists on a houseboat in a plan to flimflam the greedy gang and dig into their hidden bank accounts and stashes of diamonds, stamps, coins, etc. But the caper turns murderous as they run up against a sadistic chief of the department of "animal control." Playing the good guys off the bad, who are led by ditzy, dangerous Mayor Chenille Dessusdelit,sp ok Kidd and Luellen wonder if they'll escape with their skins, and the loot, as events sweep them to a gory climax and bittersweet ending. This is a fast-moving, stylish delight, with dialogue that crackles. Camp also writes as John Sanford ( Shadow Prey ) .
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About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0805015450
• ISBN 13: 9780805015454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 231