Who's Deceiving Whom?

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	• THE FACE OF DECEPTION IRIS JOHANSEN HODDER & STOUGHTON LTD, 1999 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 155 reviews view larger image
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Who's Deceiving Whom?

The Face of Deception revolves around Eve Duncan, a forensic sculptor, who's struggling to live with the murder of her young daughter eight years before. Eve specializes in "putting a face" to the skulls found by police agencies around the world. She is dedicated to helping victim's parents obtain closure to the nightmare she too has endured, yet has no closure with because her daughter's body was never found. Eve feels closure will elude her until she is able to give Bonnie a proper burial so she has become an expert in order to help others with their own, personal horror of missing children.

John Logan, a wealthy computer mogul, hires Eve to help identify a skull he obtained. He's not giving many details about how or where he came to possess the skull and at first she refuses to work for him. He knows which buttons to push to win Eve over to his side and after a large donation is made to her favorite children's charity, she begins. All he tells her is that the skull will be a well-known person and alludes to it being John F. Kennedy. Little does she know that as soon as she sets off on this "easy" assignment, her life is in danger.

So begins the story of Eve Duncan and what a wonderful story it is. The character development was excellent as Johansen introduces us to not only Eve and Logan, but also to Joe Quinn, the detective who's been Eve's friend since he helped investigate her daughter's death. The descriptive passages are so vivid that you can close your eyes and actually see the cornfield she describes, or the lab in which Eve works. The suspense is magnificent and the twists and turns throughout the book are the type that will keep the most avid mystery reader on his/her toes.

The reason I didn't enjoy this book as much as other Johansen books was the loose ends that were left dangling. It was almost like reading an Alfred Hitchcock type book - I had many questions that needed answering before I could let go of the story. Then I saw the description of The Killing Game (her book that continues this saga). Ah, that finally explained why all the loose ends were not tied up in neat little bows. It took two books to tell this entire story of Eve Duncan and her quest to find her daughter and both were highly enjoyable. As I finished The Killing Game I understood much more about The Face of Deception. I had all of my answers and could look back at the tale of Eve Duncan with understanding and a feeling of a story well told.

I'm at a point where I wish Iris Johansen could write faster. She's written excellent, suspenseful, thrillers and I know I'll continue to pick up a copy of her new books the day they are available. I just wish I didn't have to wait so long in between books, but I guess that's the price I have to pay. It's a small price considering the amount of enjoyment from each of her books, so I'll try to be more patient (even though it's very hard). Hey, anyone have any advance reader's copies???

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Another Great Book...

Iris Johansen does it again with another great book that could easily be made into a television movie or series. The novel shows a great command of words and literature. The detective work and mystery are great, but the characterization is superb!

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Excellent read!

I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery! In fact, i had a difficult time putting it down!

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