- Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press (Feb 23 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312968949
- ISBN-13: 978-0312968946
- Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,234,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In this page-turner that fuses thriller and romance, Air Force attorney Captain Tracy Keener has been assigned the toughest case of her careerAthe defense of Captain Adam Burke, an Intel operative accused of killing and abandoning his men while on a covert mission. Opinion around the base is unanimous about Burke's guilt, and the attorney becomes the target of numerous death threats and attempts on her life. Keener's idealistic nature prevails over fear, pushing her to search for the truth, even after Burke is supposedly killed in a prison fire and she is ordered by superiors to close the case. Burke's mysterious return and collaboration with Keener allow the pair to uncover a widespread governmental conspiracy, dubbed "Project Duplicity," that involves dangerous new chemical technology. Although the ending will seem too neat for some readers, Hinze (Shades of Gray; Festival, under the pen name Victoria Barrett) has a knack, as illustrated in Burke and Keener's complex relationship, for combining compellingly realistic characterizations with suspense and a romantic plot line.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Military lawyer Capt. Tracy Keener is ordered to defend Adam Burke, who has been accused of treason, cowardice, and killing his own men. However, meeting Adam plants the seeds of doubt in her mind, and when he is apparently murdered, Tracy vows to find out what really happened. Her search for the truth puts her own life in danger. Written in the tradition of A Few Good Men, this highly suspenseful story of a solitary woman's fight against an evil military conspiracy is one readers won't want to put down. Hinze, a resident of Niceville, FL, is the author of another military intrigue, Shades of Gray.ASM
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
I felt duped by "Duplicity",
By areaderinslc "areaderinslc" (Salt Lake City, Utah USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Duplicity (Mass Market Paperback)
"Duplicity" is the second Viki Hinze book I've read and what a disappointment compared to the sustained suspense and interpersonal tension portrayed in "Shades of Gray." This one really strains the reader's credibility. What really killed it for me was the inconsistency in the details: the main character, lawyer Tracey Keener, does nothing to investigate the case she's been given except to meet with presumed guilty Burke a few times. None of the aspects of dealing with the chemical warfare agent were convincingly portrayed. The sub-plot element with Tracey's daughter and dead-husband's brother was ludicrous. I liked the hero Burke a lot better before he decided (on no discernible evidence to the contrary) that Tracey wasn't just a "fluff" lawyer. As for how they get back on to the base after everyone's been tracking them down, oh, please. (There was one of these unbelievable and surprising interventions in "Shades of Gray," too, but in isolation, it wasn't quite as jarring. In "Duplicity," there's incredible and unexplained things happening every chapter.) And I may be naive, but I bet this isn't any where close to how real chemical companies go about conducting efficacy trials for deadly chemicals.All I can say is, yuck. Had to go read a good Merline Lovelace to get rid of the bad taste this one left.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Duplicity (Mass Market Paperback)
Thank God for Amazon! I loved Hinze's first, Shades of Gray, but I missed it in the stores when it was out. I went hunting for this book and other Hinze thrillers and was so glad to find them here. Amazon and Hinze both have a big fan in me. Can't wait for Acts of Honor. I'm pre-ordering now because I want to be first, first, first to read it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great military suspense novel,
By A Customer
This review is from: Duplicity (Mass Market Paperback)
This is my second novel by Vicki Hinze and amazingly it outshone Shades of Gray.When military lawyer Captain Tracy Keener is assigned to defend fellow officer Adam Burke, accused of treason, cowardiance and murder, she realizes this is career suicide. Everybody, including Tracy, knows that Captain Burke is guilty, but things may not always be what they seem. Adam tells Tracy that he has been set up and so has she. Not believeing him, she searches for answers. When Tracy uncovers some proof to what Adam is telling her, Adam mysteriously dies in a fire. Haunted and feeling guilty for Adam's death, Tracy risks her life to find the answers. In the meantime, love blossoms from an unexpected source. This book was great! If you love a legal thriller-throw in some romance-this is the book for you!
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