Search - Pandora's Daughter

I had somehow managed to miss this title, until I read QUICKSAND, Iris Johansen's newest release featuring Eve Duncan. Megan Blair plays a small role in that book, so I searched out PANDORA'S DAUGHTER to get her story. I'm glad I did.

Megan is a doctor who feels empathy for her patients that's beyond normal. When she finds out that a real bad guy named Molino is after her, her world comes crashing down. There are revelations about her Uncle Phillip, memories of her mother's death, and the arrival of Neal Grady, a man who may hold the key to the powers that Megan has.

This was a good, quick read that I really enjoyed. I also like stories that revolve around the paranormal, so this fit right in. I'd love to see more books featuring Megan and Grady (who is a force to be reckoned with!), along with Jed Harley and Renata, two other characters introduced in PANDORA'S DAUGHTER.

I think this book had tremendous potential, but fell short in my opinion. I could not quite understand why Megan spent the majority of the book denying her gifts. I also did not like the romantic relationship or the way it developed. This book started out strong, seemed to flounder through the middle, was highly predictable in so many ways and ended with a whimper. Read it if you're bored, but there are many much more interesting books available.

A MUST read. I found this book to be one, if not the best of Johansen's books. I couldn't put it down. I liked it even better than one of the Eve Duncan books.

A light, fun read that is both a mystery and a romance. I particularly enjoyed the discussion about the Pandora myth: "...Pandora was given gifts from all the gods and that's why her name was Pandora, which means all gifts. Hermes gave her cunning, boldness and charm. Aphrodite gave her beauty, Apollo gave her musical ability and the power of healing. Hera gave her curiosity. The Zeus threw in mischief and foolishness." There is more discussion but this give you an idea of how it flows. Good read.

Orphaned at 15 and raised by her Uncle Phillip, Megan Blair is an Atlanta pediatrician who hears terrified voices. Revelation comes when childhood friend Neal Grady, who is now a shadowy government agent, arrives to apprise Megan of her psychic powers. And to warn her: Molino-the relentless villain who killed Megan's mother, believing her touch killed his son-is targeting Megan next. Molino thinks Megan was born to an ancient Sephardic family of psychics, and plans to force her to reveal the location of the Ledger, a book that contains the family's secrets and finances. He then plans to kill her, if Megan, Neal and Neal's sidekick, Jed Hartley, don't find him first.

This book started out slow and maybe a little confusing. Once I got into it though I couldn't put it down.