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Summary: Bring it on.
Review: I read this book for hte first time a few years ago and it is still one of my favorites. I thought the plot was great, loaded with suspence, and I was very surprised at the end to see "who done it." And being a romance lover and a suspence lover, to this day, Joe Quinn is one of my heroes and wish he could make me forget for a little while. I read this book over and over. I love it. Read Face of Deception first though, makes it better. The whole story. Its an introduction into Eve's story and then Eve and Joe. Then Body of Lies too. Make sure you get tht whole series to really make it worth it. I hope there is going to be more with these two.
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Summary: enjoyable, go jo quinn
Review: i liked the book, not as good as other books by johansen, but worth reading. Johansens style is great - mixin the romance, tension, mystery...fun ride!
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Summary: Could be a little more believable
Review: I initially liked the story line and the characters, but found myself getting a little disgusted with the book as I became more involved in the story. The author could have tried to make the situations the characters found themselves in a little more believable. For example, serial killer has killed 9 people and is calling Eve on her digital phone; supposedly they can't trace the calls nor does anyone even bother to attempt to record the calls between her and the killer. After the character Eve has long dialogues with the killer, then gives her emotional outbursts to those around her, she finally tells everyone an abbreviated version of what the call was about. (yeah-right - i think the FBI would find a way to record the call from her cell phone). Another portion in the book - the house in the middle of nowhere that Eve is staying at is being watched by the FBI, the killer is still able to leave a package at her front door step. (how was this accomplished? by becoming a ghost and moving in thin air???) Finally, in the middle of all of this is Eve talking to her dead daughter Bonnie who clearly tells her the bones aren't hers. Bonnie tells her shes a ghost, but when Eve wakes up it must have been a dream. . This books wants you to assume too many illogical movements and attitudes of the key players.
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Summary: Suspenseful and Surprising
Review: The Killing Game is an awesome thriller. Eve Duncan's child, Bonnie, was murdered 10 years ago by a serial killer. The killer refused to reveal the location of Bonnie's body before he was executed. Now some bones have been uncovered, one of which may be Bonnie. Eve wants to use her skills in facial reconstruction to find out if this could be her girl. In the meantime, a serial killer has set his sights on Eve. Bored and unable to experience emotion, he has set himself a game playing with Eve's emotions by leaving her little pieces of bones and making creepy phone calls. He wants to drive Eve practically out of her mind with grief about Bonnie before he finally kills her. While trying to find this killer, and discover if these new bones belong to Bonnie, Eve also has man problems. Her old friend, Joe, is a cop who got rich through inheritance. He loves her and wants her for himself. Meanwhile, Logan, a rich computer tycoon, also wants her. Eve doesn't know what she wants. I found this part of the story a little much for my tastes. Being torn between two nice, kind, good-looking, rich men is a problem that all women should have. : ) The Killing Game is well written, fast paced, and full of suspense. I was actually surprised at the end when I learned who the killer was. This is a book well worth it's time and price.
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Summary: First time Johansen reader
Review: The Killing Game is the first Johansen novel I have ever read. It was a little rough getting started and throughout the book I would get confused as to who was talking and have to reread some sections just to get it straight. Because of this, it took me a good while to get through this book. That being said, I really got into it and enjoyed the mystery and suspense. I almost didn't want to finish the book as I looked forward to reading a chapter or two on the stair stepper. I would recommend this book to readers who have the time for and who enjoy leisure reading.
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