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The Face of Deception (Eve Duncan, Bk 1)
Author: Iris Johansen

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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780553578027 - ISBN-10: 0553578022
Publication Date: 6/1/1999
Pages: 480


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Hardcover

Book Description:
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...

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Top Member Book Reviews

Tara T. (tarataylor) wrote on 2/1/2008...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

First in the Eve Duncan series. I was impressed by this book and I enjoyed it a lot. I highly recommend this book.

Sharon (ShareBear) - Paris, TN wrote on 3/2/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a wonderful book about her character Eve Duncan. It gives more insight into who Eve is and what motivates her in her work and the feelings that she has for Joe Quinn.

Ilene H. (Ilene) wrote on 6/30/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis summons his friend, psychologist-sleuth Alex Delaware, to a trendy gallery where a promising young artist has been brutally garroted on the night of her first major showing. The details of the murder scene immediately suggest to Alex not an impulsive crime of passion, but the meticulous and taunting modus operandi of a serial killer. Delaware's suspicions are borne out when he and Milo find there's a link between the artist's death and the murder of a noted blues guitarist. The Twisting trail leads from halfway houses to palatial mansions, and from a college campus to the last place Alex ever expected: the doorstep of his ex-lover Robin Castagna. As more killings are discovered, unraveling the maddening puzzle assumes a chilling new importance--stopping a vicious psychopath who's made cold-blood murder his chosen art form.

KAREN B. wrote on 2/15/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Eve Duncan, Forensic sculptor, has to identify a face from a skull given to her to reconstruct. Could it be the long ago murdered daughter?


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GAIL L. wrote on 1/29/2009...


This book was fantastic! Lots of twists and turns and kept me on the edge of my seat at all times.......hard to put this book down! If you like Iris Johansen this has to be one of her very best books!!!

Jeanne F. wrote on 5/4/2008...


As a forensic sculptor, Eve Duncan helps identify the dead from their skulls. With 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 goes with it.

Angela K. (angk) wrote on 7/8/2007...


Good read!

Amanda S. (pandabear) wrote on 4/27/2007...


Looks can kill. . .

Robin M. (robinmy) wrote on 4/5/2007...


Great beginning to Eve Duncan series. Read it in one night!

Carla B. wrote on 4/5/2007...


Another good Eve Duncan mystery

Beth M. wrote on 3/27/2007...


Good

Terrance W. (tpw) wrote on 3/13/2007...


A greta Mystery /Action novel.if you like the tv show "BONES" you will enjoy this book........

Rob S. (galaga99) wrote on 3/5/2007...


This is a pretty good book. Fast paced and interesting.

Betty M. (bettyboop) wrote on 3/2/2007...


good murder mystery


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