"The Fool's Run"

"The Fool's Run" is a new series by John Sandford starring Kidd.  Kidd is an artist and he'd prefer to be left alone to do his art but it doesn't quite pay the rent so he takes on some side jobs utilizing other special skills he has with computers.  His "consulting" gigs help keep him in an apartment and paint.  When Kidd is approached by Maggie, who works for a wealthy business owner in Chicago, she asks him to take on a job for her boss.  Kidd's reluctant but the money is too good to pass up -- in fact, it could set him up for life.

The job calls for some assistance, though, so he recruits a newspaper friend, Dace, as well as LuEllen, a thief he happened upon one night when she was stealing from one of his neighbors.  All seems to be going well until the job is almost over then Dace is shot in cold blood and Kidd and LuEllen are running for their lives.  The question is, who is after them?  Is it a case of mistaken identity or are they the actual targets?  They go into hiding to try to work out what is going on then come up with a plan to get even and get safe.  Another great novel by Sandford....pazt