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Fiction. Romance. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killer Dreams comes a terrifying new thriller that will leave you guessing�and gasping�till the final nerve-racking page. The suspense begins with a phone call and leads forensic sculptor Eve Duncan to the trail of a killer even killers fear to face. Eve Duncan has turned down the job twice already. Her skill and devotion in identifying murder victims and helping bring their killers to justice may be world-renowned. But Eve works exclusively for law enforcement and the families of the innocent, and the man on the other end of the phone is many things�none of them law-abiding or innocent. One of the world�s most wanted men, little is really known about Luis Montalvo except that he is extraordinarily dangerous and that he never takes no for an answer. Now he wants Eve�s help in the worst way. For he believes they have something in common�and he�s about to prove it with a grisly warning. Eve will leave everything and everyone behind, even the man she trusts and loves the most, to travel to the Colombian jungle to identify the skull he has recovered. She has agreed to this devil�s bargain to save an innocent family, but also for a reason she can�t admit to anyone. For the man in the jungle has promised to be able to give Eve what she wants most of all�the key to unlocking the darkest and most painful mystery of her past. But as she gets closer to identifying the skull, she finds herself caught between two ruthless killers with no way out. Now, with everything on the line, Eve Duncan must make the most chilling choice of all. And if she�s wrong�she�s dead.… (more)
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Eve Duncan is contacted by a criminal, Montalvo, who offers to help her find Bonnie's killer IF she does a reconstruction for him. Against Joe Quinn's wishes she goes to Montalvo's compound and becomes embroiled in a battle between two master criminals. I really like this series.
It's been a while since I read the preceding novels, but Johansen deftly handles backstory details, and the story takes off fairly quickly. That said, while the tension continues to build, there isn't a great amount of action. The supporting characters are wooden and fairly one-dimensional, and the premise is a bit of a stretch. Eve's tendency to threaten violence toward anyone who endangers her loved ones gets a bit tired by the third or fourth repetition. It's a solid enough series entry, but Johansen's capable of better.
My good friend told me about this book, since she knew I got "hooked" on the field of forensic medicine after watching a certain tv show. Tv is fine, but for me nothing is better than a good novel that can weave a story around a subject that
And, on a fairly predictable note, Joe and Galen come to rescue Eve from herself. Upon meeting Joe and Galen in the jungle to talk it out, she and Joe are shot and wounded. Joe manages to knock her down at Galen's warning. Joe gets the brunt of the hit.
In pain and infuriated, Joe is now motivated by revenge to get Diaz, the man behind the hit, before he can hurt Eve. Eve is pushing to get the reconstruction done before Joe heals enough to after Diaz. Will they get out alive? Is this the end for Eve and Joe? Has Eve fallen for Montalvo?
This is one of the better titles with a few more twists and turns despite some of the obvious predictability.