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Summary: This is one to get from the library, not from the bookstore
Review: Though I've normally enjoyed Iris Johansen's books in the past, this one fails to pass muster. The plot is rather far-fetched (3-4 persons out to illuminate and destroy a secret society comprised of world leaders) but it could have worked if the writing was more vivid/emotional/passionate. In actuality, the writing was flat and emotionless; Eve resembles more a bitter and sarcastic has-been, than the smart, sassy, and intelligent character she portrayed in her previous books. For instance, when a helpful FBI agent was killed in a car bombing, "Eve turned and looked at the burning car. Poor Jennings..." and then "Eve nodded numbly. She was so stunned...." "Poor Jennings" to "stunned" was quite a reach. You'll probably want to read it because of the past characters you've come to know (Eve, Quinn, Logan, Jane, and Galen), but save yourself the [money] and check it out of the library.
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Summary: Eve's Back and the Story Keeps Getting Better!!!!
Review: With a slow start Body of Lies turns to be great read. Eve flees Atlanta after she feeling Joe (I love this man) has betrayed her and decides to bail for a while to decide what she's gonna do. Eve heads to Louisiana alone to reconstruct the face of a man who has been reported missing for several years. Little does Eve realize that her life is being manipulated and her trip has put not only her life in danger but the lives of all those she holds dear and some that she doesn't know personally. Although Eve feels that she doing a good deed there are forces working to make sure once the skull is completed she'll never live to tell who it is.Galen is back again and is hired to protect Eve from this unseen danger but Joe (a man obsessed by a woman) can't stay out of the picture as he soon figures out the danger is very real. Although Eve may not want him there he arrives to protect her with his life, if necessary. There is deception at every corner and who can be trusted remains to be seen. There is so much mystery and intrigue going on that you don't know who the good guys are. I declare Body of Lies to be another winner in Eve Duncan series. Don't miss out on the action or you'll be sorry.
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