I've finished "Taking Eve" the 15th book in her Eve Duncan series by Iris Johansen.
Product Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen is back with the
first book in a chilling new Eve Duncan trilogy that asks the question:
will Eve survive what lies ahead?
Forensic sculptor Eve
Duncan’s mission is to bring closure to the families whose loved ones
have vanished. She knows their anguish — her own beloved daughter,
Bonnie, was taken from her when Bonnie was just seven years old. It is
only recently that this mystery was resolved and Eve could begin her
journey to peace. Now, Jim Doane wants the same kind of answers that
Eve always longed for. His twenty-five-year old son may or may not be
dead and he has only burned skull fragments as possible evidence. But
he cannot go to the police for answers without risking his own secrets
and dark past, so instead he chooses a bold step to find the truth — a
truth that takes Eve down a twisted path of madness and evil and into
the darkest heart of her own history. Doane needs Eve Duncan’s skills
and he’ll do anything to get them.
Even if it means taking Eve.
About the Author
IRIS JOHANSEN is The New York Times bestselling author of
What Doesn't Kill You, Bonnie, Quinn, Eve, Chasing The Night, Eight Days
to Live, Blood Game, Storm Cycle, and Silent Thunder (with Roy
Johansen), Deadlock, Dark Summer, Pandora's Daughter, Quicksand, Killer
Dreams, On The Run, Countdown, Firestorm, Fatal Tide, Dead Aim, No One
To Trust and more.
Product Details
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (April 16, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250019982
ISBN-13: 978-1250019981
My Review:
Detective Joe Quinn has to appear at an important trial so he asks Jane
MacGuire Eve's adopted daughter to come stay with her. As Jane is on
her way to visit Eve she gives her a call to let her know that her dog
Toby is critically ill. Jane decides to drop him off at an experimental
facility to see if they can figure out what is making Toby ill. Before
she arrives at the facility she finds out the person she thought would
be there isn't and she has figure out if she wants to entrust Toby's
care to Margaret (a new character that is introduced) a Dog
Whisper/Animal Whisper ( a person who can talk and understand how dogs
are feeling by communicating with them). She learns from Toby that he
was poisoned by the scruff of his neck by a man who petted him at a
Doggie daycare. As she is waiting for Eve to arrive she is stopped by
an sharpshooter and with the help of Caleb she is on a mission to find
out who kidnapped Eve and who poisoned Toby.
We learn from Venables who has kidnapped Eve - one Jim Doanes who wants
her to reconstruct his son's Kevin's skull. Kevin was a sadistic child
killer who really enjoyed killing little girls with the help of his
father who lured them in. Jim looks like a nice guy but hides a sick
personality under his friendly facade.
Jane has her own romantic problems to deal with two men vying for her
affections when one of her suitors returns Mark Trevor (one of my
favorite characters) to help her find Eve and Caleb the enigmatic and
mysterious man who can kill someone by using their blood.
This book was a page turner with non-stop action with a cliff-hanger
ending to set up the premise of the next book. We learn who Eve's
father might be or might not be!
4.5/5
2 comments:
This is a very interesting review!
Thanks for the spotlight...I've got this on my TBL.
Hawk
@Houston A.W. Knight,
You're very welcome and I hope you enjoy "Taking Eve" as much as I do"!
Thanks for commenting, greatly appreciated!
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