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Summary: Well, I didn't put it down in disgust...
Review: Maybe that's because it was given to me for free while I was in the hospital... by someone who was happy to give it away. For that matter, as soon as I got out of the hospital I passed it on to a friend who was in a car accident and can't walk. There was no suspense of disbelieve. I have more faith in the existence of santa claus than I do in the circumstances surrounding the pseudo-characters found in this novel.
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Summary: A great novel of mystery and suspense!
Review: The Face of Deception, by Iris Johansen, is a suspenseful novel telling the story of forensic sculptor Eve Duncan who gets tossed into a no-win situation where she must face death, blackmail, and her toughest decision by far. Fast to speak her mind, one would not imagine Eve to fall victim to bribery; but when a man named John Logan enters the picture, and desperately offers her anything to reconstruct a skull for him, she takes the job without realizing the horror that would befall her.
I would recommend borrowing this novel rather than buying it strictly because you learn information towards the end that will ruin the suspense at the beginning, making it less exciting to read the second time. All readers seeking mystery and suspense should give this book a try as well as those interested in forensic sciences.
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Summary: Good but could be better.
Review: This book was a pleasant diversion. It was easy to follow, the plot was good, if a bit contrived, and the characters were well drawn for the most part. I only wish Ms. Johansen had developed more of the aspects of Eve Duncan's profession, forensic sculptor. I found this premise very intriguing, but it really wasn't given all that much attention in the book. It needed more detail. Of course, this story required a suspension of belief, but isn't that what a good suspense novel should do? I will read the sequel, "The Killing Game," hoping that the forensic anthropology subject is given more detail in the story. All in all, good but could be better, but not bad in any case!
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Summary: I'm now a fan of Iris Johansen! Excelent read!!!
Review: This was the first book I read by Iris Johansen. Basically becasue all of her previous books were romance novles and I prefer the mystery/suspense/thriller. This book not only grabed me hook, line, and sinker but also marked me a fan of Iris Johansen's. This book is GREAT if you are into John Sanford, Tami Hoag, Patricia Cornwell, and Thomas William Simpson. I couldn't put the book down and finished it in a few hours. Afterwards I checked when her next book would be available, "The Killing Game". I now own all of Iris Johansen's mysteries and I can't wait for her future ones. I don't like to say what the stories about or give too much into the details, becasue for me that ruins it, but I will tell you that if you enjoy page-turners, action, unbelieveable twists and turns, suspense, excelent detail but not too much to where your reading what the character's "long flowing hair" looks like in five pages worth of reading. This read is a good one and you will be hooked into buying the following books, The Killing Game and The Search. They're great too!
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