Duplicity
by Jane Haseldine
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Pub Date Mar 28 2017 | Archive Date Mar 31 2017
Kensington Books | Kensington
Description
Julia Gooden knows how to juggle different lives. A successful crime reporter, she covers the grittiest stories in the city while raising her two young boys in the suburbs. But beneath that accomplished façade is another Julia, still consumed by a tragedy that unfolded thirty years ago when her nine-year-old brother disappeared without a trace.
Julia’s marriage, too, is a balancing act, as she tries to rekindle her relationship with her husband, Assistant District Attorney David Tanner, while maintaining professional boundaries. David is about to bring Nick Rossi to trial for crimes that include drug trafficking, illegal gambling, and bribery. But the story becomes much more urgent when a courthouse bomb claims several victims—including the prosecution’s key witness—and leaves David critically injured.
Though Julia is certain that Rossi orchestrated the attack, the case against him is collapsing, and his power and connections run high and wide. With the help of Detective Raymond Navarro of the Detroit PD, she starts following a trail of blackmail, payback, and political ambition, little imagining where it will lead. Julia has risked her career before, but this time innocent lives—including her children’s—hang in the balance, and justice may come too late to save what truly matters…
“Haseldine has a gift for atmosphere, setting, and suspense, and the many twists and turns will keep readers guessing.” —Library Journal
“Haseldine uses her experience as a crime reporter to bring authenticity to this exciting and gritty tale.” —Kirkus Reviews
Praise for the first Julia Gooden Mystery
THE LAST TIME SHE SAW HIM
“A sharp, breathless thriller. From the opening scene to the last, The Last Time She Saw Him, kept me flipping the pages. I loved it! Jane Haseldine is one to watch!” —Lisa Jackson, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“So visually written and chilling, with such real, believable characters and twists that shocked. A gripping story that I read in one night—I could not put it down...” —Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You
“Haseldine’s first novel is a solid read that fans of Debbie Howells, Julia Dahl, and Laura Lippman will appreciate.” --Library Journal
“Terrific! Suspenseful, poignant, and completely surprising. Jane Haseldine’s riveting story of love, danger, paranoia, and family is powerfully and emotionally authentic—and deserves a standing ovation.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author
Advance Praise
“Haseldine has a gift for atmosphere, setting, and suspense, and the many twists and turns will keep readers guessing.”– Library Journal
"Haseldine (The Last Time She Saw Him, 2016) uses her experience as a crime reporter to bring authenticity to this exciting and gritty tale" - Kirkus Reviews
“Absorbing...What matters are the duplicities practiced by the characters, not least Julia herself.” - Publishers Weekly“
Haseldine’s latest is full of action and reminds the reader that nothing, and no one, is as it seems. Julia is a strong yet vulnerable character. This book could stand alone, but reading The Last Time She Saw Him first helps one understand Julia’s overprotective nature. While it starts out a bit slow, there are enough twists, right up to the surprise reveal, to keep the reader going.”– RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781496704078 |
| PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 352 |
Featured Reviews
Nicki R, Reviewer
Firstly I would like to sincerely thank Jane Haseldine for sending me a proof copy of this book for me to read and review.
Duplicity is a excellent title for this gripping story,there are more lies and back stabbing going on than you will find in any political campaign in any country around the world.
After the heart pounding events that happened in The Last Time She Saw Him Detroit newspaper reporter Julia Gooden is trying to rekindle her relashionship with her husband Assistant District Attorney David Tanner.David is about to bring Nick Rossi a man with very powerful connections to trial for crimes including drug trafficking,illegal gambling and bribery.The trial has only just begun when a bomb explodes in the court house claiming many victims and leaving David critically wounded.Julia is certain that Rossi orchestrated the bombing and with the help of Detective Raymond Navarro she starts following a trail that will not only endanger her life but also the lives of everyone that she cares about.
Julia Gooden is a very complex character,she is very stubborn but also can be very emotional and vurnerable at times.She is still very overprotective of her two sons Wills and Logan but that is understandable considering the mysterious and still unsolved disappearance of her brother Ben thirty years ago.Julia and Navarro used to be in a relationship until Julia walked out and left him, despite this they are still very close but the events in this story will test the strength of their friendship and push it too breaking point.
The descriptions of the devastation and terror after the bonb blast are breath taking and shocking and there is also a couple of other action scenes that had me at the edge of my comfy reading chair totally gripped by the danger and heart pounding action that was unfolding in front of my eyes.
The characters are well thought out and believable,there is twists and shocking revelations and not one page comes across as unnecessary to the story.Although this is the second book of a series and despite the continuing mystery of Ben's disappearance the book can be read and enjoyed as a stand alone.It is a very well written and gripping thriller that I enjoyed just as much as The Last Time She Saw Him and I look forward to finding out what is going to happen in book 3.
Rosemary S, Librarian
Julia Goodwin is a woman trying to do it all. She’s a mother, a wife, and a reporter. Her marriage to ADA David Tanner is faltering , and she’s doing her best to try to get things back on track, but David is consumed by his current case. He’s working on bringing Nick Rossi to trial for drug trafficking and a host of other nasty things when a bomb goes off in the courthouse killing several people. David is critically injured and Julia, who believes Rossi is to blame works with Detroit detective Raymond Navarro to bring him down. Gritty and intense, Julia is a compelling protagonist
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