Duplicity [Mass Market Paperback]

Vicki Hinze (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1999

Hunted by those who want her dead, a woman risks everything--including her own jaded heart--by entering the dark places where secrets lie, evil dwells, and love waits to be set free from the tangled layers of "Duplicity". From the author of "Shades of Gray".

Editorial Reviews

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.

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.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312968949
• ISBN-13: 978-0312968946
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,440,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was raised in New Orleans. After I married a Hurricane Hunter/Special Ops officer, we and our children moved every few years. Some of those places? Mississippi (recently devastated by Hurricane Katrina); California; Illinois and Florida.

I've been writing full-time since 1987, have written over thirty books--novels and nonfiction--and for the last ten years or so, I've spent a lot of time teaching new writers or running mentoring programs like [e-mail], when I answer questions on the craft, business and writing life, sharing what I can to help. I also have a free online writers' library, ON WRITING, on my website:(www.vickihinze.com)that WritersZone members and others are welcome to use. Additional podcasts and feature articles are available there, too. I'm a sponsor of As a Mom--love their project teaching history--The Book Club Network, and of International Thriller Writers.

Between family and writing commitments, I don't have as much time for hobbies as I once did. My favorite? Home-improvement projects. I'm active in ITW, MWA, RWA, ACFW, NINC, ACRA, AG, AWSA and other writing organizations.

Blogs? Oh, yes. My Kitchen Table for chatting, On Writing about craft, business and the writing life. VICKI HINZE'S FAITH ZONE, on spirituality. THINKING ALOUD--a thought per day to ponder for the busiest among us. All are on my website at www.vickihinze.com/blog I love hearing from readers, typically via my website or Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vicki-Hinze/197809543636310) and Twitter ( http://twitter.com/vickihinze ).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great military suspense novel, August 6, 1999

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!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needed More!, June 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Duplicity (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the second book I have read from Ms.Hinze and I was sorely dissappointed in this book. The 2 main characters seemed to have "fallen" in love without ever getting to know each other. I mean Tracey only visited Adam twice in prison and this was enough to risk everything for him? I think that Ms. Hinze has a great future but really needs to work on developing relationships between her main characters. The story was very compelling in the beginning and lost steam at the end.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Duplicity is daring, dazzling, and a definite keeper!, March 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Duplicity (Mass Market Paperback)

Hinze has REALLY done it this time! DUPLICITY is the best romantic suspense I've ever read. Fast-paced, well-researched, with a plot so real you'll think you're reading tomorrow's headlines, DUPLICITY has characters with such honor and depth you'll find yourself glowing with renewed respect and awe for the women and men who put their lives on the line every day to protect us all. Kudos, Ms. Hinze, for reminding us of all we should be as Americans. I can't wait to read ACTS OF HONOR due out in January 2000. With the Y2K scare infiltrating the media, it's nice to know I can start the next millenium with a fabulous new book!