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A review by juliemac14
The Face of Deception by Iris Johansen
3.0
Eve Duncan somehow survived after losing her only child. She immersed herself into her work for years in trying to find a face in fragments of skull bones by rebuilding those bones. She meets a man, John Logan, a rich and mysterious character and accepts a job that just brings more danger to her life again. She finds a face she isn't supposed to see and is against the worst and most powerful of people who are trying to cover it up. As she fights to reveal the truth, everything she does, in the end is to protect everyone and everything she holds dear.
It's classic Iris Johansen giving us thrills, politics and many twists as we try to discover the truth. I really enjoyed reading one of Johansen's first characters. She knows how to create a smart, strong and yet vulnerable female character. I just love how Iris Johansen creates her female charactersThe other characters that come into play are always a mystery, you're never sure if you will like them. It allows you to draw your own conclusions before you see how they really are. Always strong and independent yet human.The only reason I brought it down to 3 stars is honestly because it was a little too political for me. I also found the ending to be not as climactic as I was hoping. Maybe, being me, I had already figured it out? I don't really know, but as a book and a story it was good with a great and interesting plot.
A woman who puts faces to skulls? It's a really cool and interesting concept and a great intro to Eve Duncan. I can't wait to read more of the Eve Duncan books.
It's classic Iris Johansen giving us thrills, politics and many twists as we try to discover the truth. I really enjoyed reading one of Johansen's first characters. She knows how to create a smart, strong and yet vulnerable female character. I just love how Iris Johansen creates her female charactersThe other characters that come into play are always a mystery, you're never sure if you will like them. It allows you to draw your own conclusions before you see how they really are. Always strong and independent yet human.The only reason I brought it down to 3 stars is honestly because it was a little too political for me. I also found the ending to be not as climactic as I was hoping. Maybe, being me, I had already figured it out? I don't really know, but as a book and a story it was good with a great and interesting plot.
A woman who puts faces to skulls? It's a really cool and interesting concept and a great intro to Eve Duncan. I can't wait to read more of the Eve Duncan books.