by Iris Johansen
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Product Description
An unidentified skull...
A trail of terrifying secrets...
And a woman whose talented hands could reveal the shocking truth...
As a forensic sculptor, Eve Duncan helps identify the dead from their skulls. Her own daughter murdered and her body never found, the job is Eve's way of coming to terms with her personal nightmare. But more terror lies ahead when she accepts work from billionaire John Logan. Beneath her gifted hands a face emerges from the skull he has given her to reconstruct—a face no one was ever meant to see. Now Eve is trapped in a frightening web of murder and deceit. Powerful enemies are determined to cover up the truth, and they will make certain that truth goes to the grave...even if Eve gets buried with it.
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After losing her beloved child to a serial killer, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan survives by focusing on her career. The best in her field at rebuilding faces from bare skull bones, Eve specializes in identifying missing children. When billionaire John Logan requests her help in identifying an adult skull, Eve--already swamped with work--tells Logan that she isn't interested. But when he volunteers to donate a large sum of money to a charity for missing children in exchange for her time, Eve reluctantly agrees. Logan neglects to tell her that there are powerful, desperate people who are determined to keep the skull's true identity a secret at any cost. Eve's gut instincts tell her that Logan is holding back vital information: Does the billionaire really believe that he's uncovered new insight into the Kennedy assassination? Or does the skull tie him to a mysterious murder? Eve's wildest guesses don't even come close to the stunning truth that she discovers when she at last studies the restored face. Now she and Logan have proof of a dark secret that could get them killed. And it will take all of their combined cunning and sheer nerve to survive. Well plotted, meticulously researched and spine-tingling, The Face of Deception is a fast-paced game of hide-and-seek, as Eve and Logan race to stay one step ahead of relentless pursuers while accomplishing the delicate, high-tech restoration for which Eve is famous. Leave all the lights on if you read this one at night alone. --Lois Faye Dyer
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 enjoyable suspense novel....., 2008-05-13
as someone who doesn't read many suspense novels, I was hesitant to try this book. But I've recently had a string of reading "clunkers" so I was desperate to try anything in search of something enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised with this book.
The story was complex enough to keep my attention, and there was enough drama and dimension between characters to want to stay involved. As others have mentioned, a couple characters did act a little bit "too stupid to live" at times, but knowing this is the first of a series, I could accept that in the hopes that they grow and develop in future books.
I'd recommend this book to mystery and suspense fans-not necessarily romance fans as there is little to no romance in the story.
3.5 stars.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Absolutely astounding that this got published., 2007-12-07
After my first encounter with Ms. Johansen's writing, I decided to see if all of her stories had such weak plot and character development. Well the answer was immediately apparent. Iris Johansen is clearly turning out books as fast as she can while sacrificing the quality of the story.
I've read a couple of Iris's books, and they are almost all the same. The Eve Duncan series is so repititios, I think Iris has macro shortcuts created for half of her narrative. Seriously, she could save twelve hours or more per book by using macros for "She stiffened" and "help me bring you home." I did thoroughly enjoy one line in the book however: John Logan tells Eve "we have to get something hot inside you." That was awesome! Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to make me overlook the assertion that if you use gloves when you break into someone's house, you are no amateur (everyone knows that gloves=pro right).
The plot line of the book is so insanely far fetched that I was just stupefied! I won't give it away since I know most will not heed my warning, but I don't think I've ever read a more ludicrous story line in my life!
In all of the Johansen books I have read so far, character development is infintile, and this is no exception. Character motivations are weak and uninteresting, interactions are weak, and none of the characters has an ounce of reasoning.
I know most people who have read Iris Johansen before will be willing to overlook the weak elements of her writing, but please sample other writers so you don't miss out on some of the truly outstanding writers out there.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
I did not care for it., 2007-08-03
I enjoyed one of Johansen's other books but this one is very irritating. One of the lead characters does such dumb things I quit reading 2/3rds of the way through.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 LOVE IT, 2007-03-09
I LOVE IRIS JOHANSEN!!!! ALL OF THE BOOKS I HAVE READ OF HERS ARE GREAT!!!!! READ THEM, YOU WON'T BE DISAPOINTED!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Fantastic Series, 2006-12-22
Eve Duncan is a forensic sculptor, who is drawn into a web of intrigue and deceit dealing with the Oval Office...I have now read all the Eve Duncan Books to date and can not wait for the next in the series. Always suspenceful, full of romance, jet setters, and exotic locations.
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