Duplicity by Shawn Wilson is the second of Brick Kavanagh mysteries series. Kavanagh, recovering from his prior case, has spent three months in Ireland and is just returning to Washington, DC.
This novel relies too much on back history and descriptions of the local scenery as the real story starts in Chapter Sixteen. At the same time, there is no clarification of why Kavanagh needs to recover from the traumas of his past case, so it’s difficult to place this book as the second in a series or to read it as a stand-alone novel. In addition, there are two story lines which are not interrelated; as such, neither gets the full attention it deserves. Too much time is spent on his hiatus in Ireland and on two potential love interests that go nowhere. There isn’t a lot of “detecting” going on, either. The ending seemed rushed and abrupt. The plot had some twists, but none of those were unexpected. That said, the characters are well-rounded and believable.
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