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Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has been summoned to Baton Rouge by a high-ranking government official to identify the remains of an unknown murder victim. Eve wants nothing to do with the project. She has finally found peace from her own tragic past, living a quiet life with Atlanta detective Joe Quinn and her adopted daughter, Jane. Then a stunning series of seemingly unrelated events turns Eve’s new world upside down.
A killer so deceptive, he leaves nothing behind but his victims...
Now, in a special government facility, she takes on the project of identifying the victim’s skeleton. But she hasn’t even begun when the first death occurs. Someone totally ruthless, someone who can strike anywhere at any time and with seeming immunity, is determined to put a halt to her work, her life, and the lives of those she loves. Eve has stumbled onto a chilling conspiracy. There is only one person who can give her the devastating truth...and he is already dead.
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Murder and mayhem I love, usually, but not in this instance. It didn't work. Too much killing without reason, too much incredulity being stretched with people in disguise and no one noticing, are they supposed to be smart guys or what?
I've noticed lately in several books that certain phrases are being repeated endlessly, as here, with 'stiffen', Martina Cole has everyone 'sipping' or 'gulping' never simply drinking, and I get the distinct impression publishing editors are not doing their job. I find it jars when you keep reading the same phrase. I am not alone, other writers say the same thing. Come on, editors, do your job. It must jar on you too, surely! If it doesn't, you're really not doing your job properly. Repetition should be eliminated - it can be done with the merest switch of emphasis or change of word. I did not rate this book at all. Sorry, all Iris Johansen fans, Eve Duncan did not come alive for me at all.
I’m not a murder mystery fan really, but I fancied a change and the blurb on the back intrigued me.
Set in the southern states of the US, the main character Eve, is a female forensic sculptor – she reconstructs skulls and is eventually able to put faces on them to enable identification. She has a tragic history, a reconstructed family and she’s happy doing what she does: “bringing the victims home” is how she describes it.
But “someone” has another plan for her because she’s so good at what she does; in fact she’s one of the best forensic sculptors in the US which explains why they want her to take on a job for them. She refuses because she’s content with her workload and wants to stay at home to do her reconstructions rather than travel, so the ‘someone’ decides to shake up her home-life a little to give her an incentive to take the job away from her family. It worked! From there on in I had an impending sense of doom settle over me as I devoured each page with such rapidity that lunch passed and I hadn’t even noticed – until my family presented me with growling stomachs and ugly hungry grimaces.
I loved all the characters, especially the Liverpudlian Sean Galen, employed to watch over and protect her during the assignment;he’s a great cook and has a wicked sense of humour – where is this man??.
Being unaccustomed to murder mystery, I only realized the subtle sub-plot had taken a distinctly weird turn three quarters of the way through the book and was absolutely obliged to leave the washing-up until I’d finished it.
So here is a list of possible survival tips to accompany this novel:
1) Go to a hotel and read it so you can order from room-service, or..
2) Get the kids booked on sleepovers all weekend and make yourself sandwiches in advance or get pizza delivered.
3) Get all your laundry done before you start to read.
4) Put the cat out with a note for the neighbours to take care of it because you really won’t hear it mewling to come in again.
Enjoy:)
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