Faux Friends

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Pub Date 10 Jun 2021 | Archive Date 30 Jul 2021

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Description

Chantal Pouliot, of the Quebec police force, is relegated to mind-numbing desk duty because of a case that went wrong six months earlier. A break comes her way in the form of a white-collar cyber-crime case, something she hopes will help restore her status as an undercover detective. The downside is having to collaborate with an RCMP team that will join her in Quebec City.

When the safe, tedious job she envisaged turns to murder with a potential link to organized crime, Chantal is thrown back into the life she wanted, with Jeff Lafond by her side once again. But somebody is playing games with them, and that person is aware of her past. Is someone close to the investigation involved? What is the purpose of the game and how many people will the murderer sacrifice in the race to win it?

Chantal Pouliot, of the Quebec police force, is relegated to mind-numbing desk duty because of a case that went wrong six months earlier. A break comes her way in the form of a white-collar...


A Note From the Publisher

A.J. McCarthy grew up with books by Agatha Christie, Sidney Sheldon, and many other masters of mystery and suspense. She’s an award-winning author with five published suspense mysteries to her credit and plans to have many more to come. She’s a member of International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Crime Writers of Canada. For more information about A.J. and her work, please go to www.ajackmccarthy.com.

A.J. McCarthy grew up with books by Agatha Christie, Sidney Sheldon, and many other masters of mystery and suspense. She’s an award-winning author with five published suspense mysteries to her credit...


Advance Praise

From bestselling author A.J. McCarthy

“...gives the reader nonstop action, compelling characters, and a strong, complex plot that skillfully navigates the culturally and linguistically diverse cities of Canada.” –John Hazen, author of the Francine Vega Investigative Thriller Series

“AJ McCarthy continues her seemingly predestined course to being Canada's best thriller author.” –Timothy Sojka, author of Payback Jack and Politikill

From bestselling author A.J. McCarthy

“...gives the reader nonstop action, compelling characters, and a strong, complex plot that skillfully navigates the culturally and linguistically diverse...


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Featured Reviews

In the new, paper free Quebec police department, Chantal Pouliot has been tasked with readying files for scanning. It’s not the exciting police work Chantal craves but she is on a psychologist ordered break since a difficult case months earlier. Energetic, impulsive and bored, she hopes to return to detective work when she’s assigned to a white collar crime case, working with two RCMP officers, Mark Pratt and Owen Lockwood. The case at first seems simple. Money routed between businesses in Hong Kong and Quebec is disappearing. If Chantal, Owen and Mark can find the link between companies, the case will be solved. Unfortunately, it is not that simple and, before the complicated case is unravelled, relationships will be destroyed and lives will be threatened.

While I enjoyed the characters in Faux Friends, the white collar cyber crime plot and the evocative Quebec location, I wished that there had been more about Chantal’s history at the start of the mystery, or less overall. I was a little confused by all the early references and thought I might have missed a previous series entry. However, Faux Friends is a sold thriller. 4 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Black Rose Writing and A.J. McCarthy for this ARC.

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Chantal Pouliot, of the Quebec police force, is relegated to mind-numbing desk duty because of a case that went wrong six months earlier. A break comes her way in the form of a white-collar cyber-crime case, something she hopes will help restore her status as an undercover detective. The downside is having to collaborate with an RCMP team that will join her in Quebec City.

When the safe, tedious job she envisaged turns to murder with a potential link to organized crime, Chantal is thrown back into the life she wanted, with Jeff Lafond by her side once again. But somebody is playing games with them, and that person is aware of her past. Is someone close to the investigation involved? What is the purpose of the game and how many people will the murderer sacrifice in the race to win it? Absolutely LOVED… Kept me guessing right up to the end. Non-stop from page one.

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Exciting Police Investigation
This is an exciting novel. There are plenty of plot twists and misturns. The ending is surprising, satisfying and leaves the reader wanting to read the next book. The menace includes the Mafia, killing, kidnapping and so much more, It has plenty of action but is not graphic. I want to read more from this author.
I received this ARC book for free from Net Galley and this is my honest review.

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This book was great! I highly recommend it. It was a non stop page turner! For sure will read more by this author!

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