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Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780739490754
ISBN: 0312368062
Label: St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2008-04-22
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date: 2008-04-22
Studio: St. Martin's Press
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Returning from Johansen’s New York Times bestselling thriller, Stalemate, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is still reeling from the disappearance of her daughter, Bonnie. Deciding to take matters into her own hands, she enlists the clairvoyant skills of Dr. Megan Blair to help find her. No strangers to looking for clues where there seem to be none, the two women use their highly specialized talents to hunt down Bonnie’s elusive kidnapper and return her to her mother’s arms. But is Bonnie still alive? Will the two women find her in time? Iris Johansen strikes again with this non-stop, action packed thriller, keeping readers turning pages well into the night.Â
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Summary: More forensics please
Comment: I'm not sure why this book is listed as a forensic thriller since very little to no forensics were evident in this book. The only reference to forensics on Eve's part was a minimal scenario that had nothing to do with the story at hand and was abandoned without conclusion early on. The book seemed to spend way too much time stating and restating feelings, then rehashing the restatements, then repeating the rehashing......so that the story itself becomes secondary to Eve, the main character's, inability to decide between two men. Eve is unlikeable to me. She frequently avers that she is strong, yet in her relationships, which we hear about absolutely constantly, she is weak and self-serving. It could have been a good story and the character could be a good one for a continuing series if she wasn't so intent on achieving martyrdom while dragging all her unexplainable admirers with her.
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Summary: Book Purchase
Comment: I received my book as promised, in excellent shape, got it very quickly. In fact, I got my copy before the library had their new copy. Amazon and associates have treated me with each order, very quick, very well and I love them!
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Summary: Loved it!
Comment: I've read a number of books in this series and this one was just as exciting as the others. I look forward to more....
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Summary: Not very well written, imho.
Comment: This is my first book by this author, and the last. I'm surprised that she has such a following. Perhaps I'm biased by the fact that I just read nine books by James Lee Burke, and he's such a great writer - but I don't find Ms. Johanson very competent - not in character development, plot development, or general presentation of the language. It's also always kind of weird to me to read these female writers who create hideous serial killers who perpetrate their horrers on women (or children) - Tess Gerritsen is another writer of this genre, although Ms. Gerritsen's work is much better written than (at least this book by) Ms. Johanson.
For me a generally boring read, so dull that I was pretty much skimming the pages by the time I was halfway through.
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Summary: Quicksand or Quagmire?
Comment: To be honest with you, I did not like this book at all. Mind you, I didn't finish it so I don't know if it ends well or not. It was confusing to me and the character development was lacking in definition and motivation. Maybe there were just too many people and the "bad guy" was just too unbelievably resourceful and violent. Not impressed. I have read all the reviews and I now realize that I should have read "Stalemate" and "Pandora's Box" first in order to understand the historical relevance of the search for Bonnie. Should not a story be able to stand on its own? Every Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich novel starts out by introducing Kinsey or Stephanie as if we know nothing about them. The series aspect is indicated by the titles of the books, sequentially or alphabetically so that is a major clue that the story is progressing, the main characters the same with new villains.
I would like to know more about Megan so I may read "Pandora" and learn her story (which I guess to be quite tragic).
As for Eve, I can't fathom how Joe or Montalvo find her so utterly fascinating and worthwhile to put up with all her feminine hysteria and uncontrolled verbiage. I did not care for her very much which made it easier to close the book and walk away without knowing the resolution to the story. It isn't easy for me to not finish a book once I've started it but I'm learning.
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