Double Image

Kenna Devlin Mysteries #1

by Kate Francis

When the Governor of New Jersey agrees to run for Vice President, he sets in motion a chain of events no one could have predicted. Now Kenna Devlin, an Executive Protection officer for the Governor and his family, is looking for a kidnapped child no one else believes is missing. Kenna has been increasingly frustrated because she is always assigned to guard the Governor's infant son. She longed for something more challenging - until the day Andrew is kidnapped out from under her. When he's found unharmed, no one is more relieved than Kenna - until she receives information that suggests the child who was recovered is not the same child who was taken. Unsure who to trust, she enlists the help of a skeptical FBI agent and the alleged kidnapper in her quest to save baby Andrew and uncover the reasons behind the kidnapping.

286 pages, Paperback

Published December 2, 2016

About the author

Kate Francis is a former New Jersey government executive who'd much rather be writing than anything else - except possibly reading. She loves figuring out what normal people do in abnormal situations, and how the simplest decisions we make end up being the ones that change our lives.

New Jersey is her favorite book setting, because it lets her tell people about the Garden State and how beautiful it really is, despite the pictures of the NJ Turnpike everyone sees.

She's a huge fan of J.D. Robb, Marie Force, Kathy Reichs and Alafair Burke.

Reviews

[Linda Vincent · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very fast paced book with multiple twists and turns. Well developed characters who you could follow easily. The plot revolved around a political family in New Jersey and the kidnapping of their young son. The case becomes more complicated when the boy was found...... Or was he? You read as the characters develop and form relationships...and some relationships break.... But through the twists in the plot you keep guessing . I can see the main character growing In future novels and look forward to reading more of this author.

[FJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to Kate Francis for giving me a fine and very enjoyable ride. I identified quickly with the protagonist and appreciated her work ethic, skill and empathy. I also enjoyed the complexity of the characters: some seemed like good guys, then not so good guys, then …. As for tension, while I enjoyed the pace through the first half the book, once I got to right around the 55% mark (I was reading the ebook version) I couldn’t put it down. It really drew me in and kept me in until the finish.

At the end, some surprises, and some characters I just didn’t like from the beginning and I turned out to be a good judge of their character. The dialogue in the novel reminded me very much of political dialogue today, which is not surprising, given Francis’ long experience in government: it really rang true.

I highly recommend Double Image. It will not disappoint!

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very intriguing mystery that I think mystery lovers would enjoy.

It has the element of "not what you think" surprise that every good mystery has, and you will likely formulate your own guesses along the way (another good element for mysteries).

I also enjoyed, from a personal standpoint, the localized New Jersey angle as I could relate to that quite easily. New Jersey, particularly central New Jersey, has one of the world's most famous kidnappings (Lindbergh baby) as part of its history.

I enjoyed the story and recommend it to others.

[Kimber Burnett · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won this book as a first read from goodreads!!

EXCELLENT!!! I will gladly read Kate Francis again! I love the way the story flowed, I love the main character, I love most of the characters. I LOVE the fact that I "didn't see THAT coming". Just when I thought it was over... Yeah this was a GREAT edge of your seat book!!

[Vesta Tobin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Complex..intriguing

Mystery novel. As the plots unfold and the reader expects solutions...surprise more complications emerge. More characters appear involved in what was the kidnapping of a baby boy. A book not to be misses. Well done. I was
captivated from page 1 to the very end

[Janet Passerell · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent mystery that kept me guessing (and changing my mind about the outcome) right from the first chapter on....hope this author will write more mystery novels involving the same characters (?)

Janet in Virginia

[Eirlys · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read

Kenna Devlin is an officer in the protection team, who protect the State Governor and his family. His baby son is kidnapped on her watch, and that sets her on the path to find him.
I liked the characters, who were well constructed for the subsequent interactions.

[Douglas Talbott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good book

This book had developed characters, thrilling storyline, and kept me up until the wee hours of the morning. It had a twist at the end also.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

a book that's starts with a kidnapping and the young police officer who waa blamed after being set up.its all very PO?Italy.

[Rita Seaton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast paced read with twists and turns. Very engrossing - couldn't put it down.

[Joyce Lorenzen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely well written without any foul language. Towards the end I guessed at one of the hidden players but was quite surprised when everything was revealed.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the twists and characters you fall in love with. Can't wait till I start book two in the series

[Catherine Egan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun

Plowed right through this in a day. I really enjoyed it. The plot took very clever turns and the end was a surprise.