Detective Sasha Frank is on the case . . .When bodies begin to appear along the Constitution Trail in the twin cities of Bloomington and Normal, Illinois, dedicated detective Sasha Frank is on the case.Deliberate Duplicity follows Sasha’s attempts to track down the culprit—a calculating, methodical killer who glues open his victims’ eyes and poses them along a park trail. A complicated web of … clues leaves Sasha and his team with more questions than answers. What’s the killer’s motive? How are the victims connected to one another? As the story begins to unravel, the ordinarily calm and collected Sasha begins to feel the immense pressure of the case. Will he be able to solve the mystery before time runs out and bring justice to all who were affected?Deliberate Duplicity is an exciting and well-crafted mystery that will keep you enthralled and engaged until the last page.
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Deliberate Duplicity by David Rohling is a police procedural set in and around the cities of Bloomington and Normal, Illinois. It features Chief Detective Sasha Frank and an array of law enforcement officers in the area as well as the criminals. When a couple are found dead, without clothing and jewelry and posed along the Constitution Trail, Sasha is called to the scene. With no clues on why the couple were killed and additional bodies show up along the trail, Sasha and the team must pursue every thread to identify the killer.
Sasha is a 34 year veteran with the Bloomington police department and is normally calm, polite, and clear-headed. However, as time goes on and stress builds, there are cracks in his demeanor. This made his character feel real and helped me to better connect with him. The other characters had varying amounts of depth, but it was adequate for book one in a series. The reader also gets insight into the killer’s mind which was disturbing, but added to the suspense.
The plot is well done with lots of unknowns and a twist. While I did determine who the criminal mastermind was, it took a while to see what the motivation was for the killings. One of the fascinating things about this book was the interactions of the characters as the stress built. Small things antagonized them as frustration at lack of clues and political pressure built. Eighteen hour work days, lack of sleep and lots of caffeine didn’t help matters.
Overall, this book is entertaining and intriguing. It is also the first book in the Detective Sasha Frank Mysteries series. I am looking forward to reading book two when it is available.
I won a digital copy of this book from River Grove Books and the author in a Goodreads Giveaway. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way.
Any thriller fan will want to sink their teeth into this harrowing story by David Rohlfing. A detective novel with twists and turns, it keeps you on your toes throughout and keeps you invested in the characters. It’s a novel that will stay with you.
David Rohlfing’s debut novel is a good introduction to the book world. His writing style, the characters and the story line fused together and produced an interesting read.
I’ll admit the first two chapters were a little slow but the story builds and then things become very interesting.
The high level of suspense with what’s going on, had be tuned in. I think my favorite thing, has to be how it wasn’t easy to guess who was behind all the madness.