This book written by Iris Johansen and published by Bantam which was released on 13 January with total pages We cannot guarantee that The Killing Game book is available in the library, click Get Book button to download or read online books. Join over Top forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is forced into a deadly game of terror with a twisted murderer who uses the mysterious circumstances surrounding her daughter's death as a way to lure her to him.
Wildlife biologist Axelle Dehn isn't about to let anyone harm her endangered snow leopards--not the poacher intent on killing them, nor the soldier who wants to use them as bait. But Axelle is unknowingly entangled in a conflict that stretches back three decades,.
Gary Webb had an inborn journalistic tendency to track down corruption and expose it. For over thirty-four years, he wrote stories about corruption from county, state, and federal levels.
He had an almost magnetic effect to these kinds of stories, and it was almost as if the stories found him. Beginning in and continuing into the s, a predator stalked California and New York, torturing, raping and murdering young girls and women.
But who was. An unidentified skull A trail of terrifying secrets And a woman whose talented hands could reveal the shocking truth As a forensic sculptor, Eve Duncan helps identify the dead from their skulls.
The backstory is told about his evangelist father who was a hell-fire abuser. As the police get closer to Dom, the suspense builds. A FBI man is killed. Johansen has given enough information about those killed, that the reader feels bad about their end and Dom's escape from punishment. Joe tries to rescue two men from a car that is ready to blow up and Eve believes that Joe has been caught in the explosion.
Eve finally admits to herself that she is in love with Joe. She reacts to her fear for Joe's life by yelling at Joe when she discovers that he escaped death.
She might not admit her love out loud to Joe but it is no longer stifled and hidden from herself as well as the reader. Eve finally comes to the climax. She plans to meet with Dom. She tries to have police protection. It turns out that the protection is the monster. As the last chapter comes barreling to the close, the novel's pacing is excellent and the ending is satisfying for the reader.
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Chapter One. Chapter Three. Chapter Four. Chapter Five. Readers of the first book, The Face of Deception, might not be surprised, but perhaps as to the reasoning. Nonetheless, the course has been set and there are now 25 titles in this exciting series. I have already had the pleasure of reading a few more at the time of writing this review, The Search, Body of Lies and Dead Aim. Blind Alley is next in line for my greedy eyes. Way too many cliches and too-stupid-to-live moments.
Jan 30, Jan rated it liked it. Eve Duncan's young daughter was murdered and her body never recovered. A forensic sculptor, Eve insisted on identifying the skeletons found in Georgia on the off chance that one of them could belong to her Bonnie. The killer begins a sadistic game Two men are bent on helping Eve and keeping her safe -- John Logan, a business magnate and Joe Quinn, a seasoned Atlanta detective.
The story is fast paced at times and I enjoyed the inclusion of a cadaver dog an Eve Duncan's young daughter was murdered and her body never recovered. The story is fast paced at times and I enjoyed the inclusion of a cadaver dog and his handler and how inseparable such a team can be. However, the romantic angle between Eve and John and Eve and Joe was "off" and the cliches throughout were numerous. The story was saved by a definite twist at the end.
Another time when a half star would have been helpful. Dec 26, Robby rated it really liked it Recommends it for: All. Shelves: series , crime-fiction , mystery-susp-thriller. My second installment of the Eve Duncan forensics thrillers series; in the order it was written. Though, I have read a couple of these out of sequence. At the time I read those I had no intention of ever continuing, much less going back to the start of the series and proceeding from there. That would have been a mistake; had I not.
I believe I initially stayed away from Ms. Johansen's work because I had seen several of her books on bookshelves at my mother's house. Thus I related them more to My second installment of the Eve Duncan forensics thrillers series; in the order it was written. Thus I related them more to the Harlequin genre which to some degree I believe they are and that's just fine for me since I've read my fair share of Harlequins and still eye-ball one now and then depending on author and subject I regress; this book reflects the IMO skillful artistry of an author most familiar with the enthralling nuances of the cat-and-mouse game entwined with the forensics sculptor slant so popular in today's CSI-focused audience.
As I might be a late comer to this series I am in no way "not" going to continue the ongoing adventures of Eve, Bonnie, and Quinn thus maintaining a high recommendation for all interested in this type genre.
In addition for us animal lovers; don't forget there's a dog The whining continues in this second novel about Eve Duncan. Oct 27, Ellie bookmadbarlow rated it really liked it.
Second in the Eve Duncan series and this follows on from Face of Deception. There seems to be one storyline that links the two books together and I am interested to see where this leads as I make my way through the rest of the series. Eve is a forensic sculpter who focuses on childrens cases due to losing her own daughter. This one was juts as fast paced as the first and left me frantically flipping pages. Oh and did I guess who the bad person was? Nope, not at all. Highly recommend this series.
Jun 28, Jennifer G rated it liked it. This was a quick, read and the story was fast-paced. Nothing deep or meaningful, but a nice diversion.
I didn't see some of the plot twists coming, which was nice, although I found some of the characters to be a bit much. Dnf'd this because perp POV's are so trite for me these days. Back 15, 20 years ago I suppose it was exciting and suspenseful but every murder thriller writer started doing it. I didn't care for it then and hate it now. I'm always wanting to get into a long police procedural and have been wanting to like the In Death one by JD Robb but always end up bored.
I decided to give this 2nd Eve Duncan book a try after reading the first book in paperback 18 years ago. Lasted one and a half hours of the audio. I'm grouchy because my library has both series in audio and is very up to date, getting the latest installment as soon as it's released yet I just can't get into them: I didn't like what I was listening to very much because there was too much Eve Duncan stuck with her emotional baggage over Bonnie.
I can't remember Quinn or the other guy, Logan, I think. They sound like they were from the first book. At least I can remember Roarke from the first In Death book which I read 20 years ago then never went back to the series until my recent attempts. Then again, I've yet to read any female reviewer who doesn't want Roarke for herself. Comparing these two series that I haven't managed to penetrate, I think I will give Eve Dallas a more serious look and set Eve Duncan aside.
Shelves: favorites , books-i-own. Eve Duncan is a very strong-willed, independent woman that has a very haunting past. She spends much of her time reconstructing faces onto skulls to identify the remains, she is one of the top forensic sculptors.
Her daughter was murdered, her body never found. Eve is on a mission to find her little girl while along the way falling into a world of chaos. In the Killing Game, Eve is being stalked by a psychopath that claims he is responsible for her daughter's death and knows where her remains are located.
He takes her on a terrifying journey filled with heart-stopping action and a lot of blood spill. He stays hidden in the shadows contacting Eve by telephone and sending her threatening messages. Is this crazed killer telling the truth or is he setting Eve up to be his next victim? With the help of a few friends, Eve will finds out the truth and maybe a little more then she bargained for. Sometimes things aren't always what they seem to be.
The mystery side of the story was well done. The killer put Eve through so much in this book. I can't remember how many years ago, but Eve's daughter Bonnie was murdered and the body never found.
The killer in this one used that and give Eve false hope the he killed her daughter and would lead her to recovering the body. I also had no clue as to who the killer ended up being.
The one thing I haven't like in these first two books is the romance. There has been a sort of love triangle, and the way they've acted has been really childish in my opinion. I'm glad now that a choice has been made and should improve in the rest of the series. Jun 25, Danielle Young rated it it was amazing. Spoiler alert!! I loved this book so much. I am a huge fan of the Eve Duncan novels. This book is by far one of my favorites I finally got to read the book where Eve admits her feelings for Joe and Joe stops sitting on the sidelines of Eve's life and demands to have a staring role.
There is great excitement in this book and you can't help but feel for Eve as she suffers for her daughter, but you can't help but hurt for the guy who is always there for her no matter what as well. Will they ever Spoiler alert!! Will they ever find Bonnie??? Others have mentioned the implausibility of Eve even being allowed to be involved in these cases. I agree but that doesn't actually bother me too much. What bothers me is that the police keep covering for her when she commits really terrible crimes, such as kidnapping.
In a lot of books the police overlook some slight criminal activities when the hero saves the day but kidnapping? I kept getting stuck on that. Nov 12, Traci rated it liked it. Way too many unrealistic decisions and scenarios in this one, and not much time spent exploring Eve's forensic reconstruction skills which is what attracted me to the series in the first place.
I'll probably keep reading to see where the on-going plot threads lead and the author does present great plot twists, but I'm skimming more just to get through the ridiculous parts. Pretty predictable but am very much enjoying the premise of the whole series enough to keep reading - hopefully it does not push too much into the romance genre though - can't stomach that.
May 26, Dimitar Jovanovski rated it it was amazing. So much better than the first book, I liked this one a lot. Great story line, I liked the new characters and it was not very predictable. The one thing that's bothering me with Johansen's books are those dialogues. A lot of dialogues between the characters and short descriptions.
I would like something deeper in the background, more detailed profile of the killer, something that happened in the past or whatever like in Gerritsen's books for example. I would recommend this book to mystery lover So much better than the first book, I liked this one a lot.
I would recommend this book to mystery lovers. Jul 20, Anastasia rated it it was amazing. Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has been hunting for her murdered daughters body for 10 years and when a storm uncovers buried skeletons including a young girl ahe insists on assisting in the identification, but becomes involved in a killers game. A fabulous and captivating thriller with plenty of twists and misdirection and a surprising ending.
A book that you cannot put down. Apr 29, Ilona rated it really liked it. Sometimes it is better not read reviews as they will colour your expectations - Overall I liked the story, I was a bit taken back by the change in Joe's personality, and someone jumping into the series in book 2 would probably not like it at least that is my perception I love the introduction of other strong characters and look forward to seeing how they will be evolving in book 3 Sometimes it is better not read reviews as they will colour your expectations - Overall I liked the story, I was a bit taken back by the change in Joe's personality, and someone jumping into the series in book 2 would probably not like it at least that is my perception I love the introduction of other strong characters and look forward to seeing how they will be evolving in book Feb 04, Geri rated it really liked it Recommended to Geri by: ggnorman aol.
This had some twists and turns. Liked it. Mar 26, Pat Sutton rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Surprise on surprise at the end. May 27, Pam rated it it was amazing. Great book I'm getting ready to start book 3 of the series. This series is awesome I read this in 1 day Great book I'm getting ready to start book 3 of the series.
This series is awesome I read this in 1 day Mar 24, Linda Munro rated it it was amazing. When a serial killer sets his sites on Eve Duncan, he wants more than simply another kill, he wants to break her in every way possible. He knows Eve Duncan well, almost intimately. This time the serial killer is more than a madman, he is someone she knows.
Someone who knows Eve. Someone who knows she is still seeking the body of her daughter. Someone that knows are to drag into his game.
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