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Ohio Salt
Ohio Salt is a detective novel involving intricate embezzlement schemes, murder, and decades old crimes dating back to the Kennedy administration. Private investigator Adrian Leblanc is a modern day Sam Spade who specializes in corporate crime. The author, Frank Dupuy, drew on his experiences as a federal agent and private investigator in writing this book.
296 pages, Paperback
First published October 30, 2002
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February 25, 2015
Oh the tangled webs! A fun read for Northeast Ohio Natives.
Mystery novels are not my usual fare, but I received this inscribed first edition as a gift from a friend so I thought I'd give it a shot. Two different mysteries are investigated in this novel, the first (and as of yet, only) in the PI Adrian LeBlanc series.PI Adrian LeBlanc survives a murder attempt only to discover someone is trying to frame him for the rape and murder of the woman who hired him. A tangled web of deceit, sex, embezzling, and murder is unveiled as LeBlanc investigates the crime.
Simultaneously, LeBlanc's goofy friend Louie is onto another one of his fairy gold hunts- but has actually stumbled onto real deal! Tying in historically significant events such as the JFK assassination, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, LeBlanc solves a decades old mystery steeped in history.
The characters were unique, ranging from zany to downright creepy. I especially enjoyed the references and surprisingly accurate descriptions of local communities (these are towns and 'burbs any Clevelander would recognize!). The ending was satisfying.
Mystery novels are not my usual fare, but I received this inscribed first edition as a gift from a friend so I thought I'd give it a shot. Two different mysteries are investigated in this novel, the first (and as of yet, only) in the PI Adrian LeBlanc series.PI Adrian LeBlanc survives a murder attempt only to discover someone is trying to frame him for the rape and murder of the woman who hired him. A tangled web of deceit, sex, embezzling, and murder is unveiled as LeBlanc investigates the crime.
Simultaneously, LeBlanc's goofy friend Louie is onto another one of his fairy gold hunts- but has actually stumbled onto real deal! Tying in historically significant events such as the JFK assassination, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, LeBlanc solves a decades old mystery steeped in history.
The characters were unique, ranging from zany to downright creepy. I especially enjoyed the references and surprisingly accurate descriptions of local communities (these are towns and 'burbs any Clevelander would recognize!). The ending was satisfying.
January 6, 2011
I happen to know the author and know of his fascinating career beginning with the Army in Viet Nam, U. S. Border Patrol, INS, and his Loss Prevention/Safety positions in private industry. He uses his unique experiences to develop the story around private investigator Adrian LeBlanc. This is a hard book to put down once you get into the story. I hope to read other books by Frank.
April 4, 2017
Excellent page turner. Fun to read and some of the incidents or crimes depicted in the book though fictionalized did happen except the murder which is fiction. You will not
regret reading this.
regret reading this.
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