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Where The Empress File sits
- Series
- Book 2 of Kidd. See all Kidd books in order
- The book before
- The Fool's Run
- The book after
- The Devil's Code
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against johnsandford.org
- Place in the series
- It is book 2 of the Kidd series. (johnsandford.org; read November 6, 2026)
Kidd ... The Fool's Run ... The Empress File
- Next book
- Book 3 is The Devil's Code. (johnsandford.org; read November 6, 2026)
The Empress File ... The Devil's Code
Checked facts about The Empress File
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- This edition
- The edition checked here is a 291-page paperback from Berkley Books. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
9780425135020 ... pbk. ... 291 p. ... Berkley Books
What The Empress File is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- In Longstreet, Mississippi, Darrell Clark, who is fourteen, is killed by mistake by local police, and the cover-up follows. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
fourteen-year-old Darrell Clark is mistakenly killed by local cops and the inevitable cover-up occurs
- Marvel Atkins resolves to tear down the whole corrupt political machine of the town. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Marvel Atkins sets out to destroy the entire corrupt bureaucratic and political machine of Longstreet
Topics in this book
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Genres
- Mystery fiction
- Political fiction
Topics
- Hackers
- Kidd (Fictitious character : Camp)
- Painters
- Political corruption
Places
- Mississippi
Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Kidd
4 books listed so far
- Book 1: The Fool's Run
- Book 3: The Devil's Code
- Book 4: The Hanged Man's Song
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