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Eve (Eve, Quinn and Bonnie #1)
The #1 bestselling author delivers the first in a trilogy that will begin to answer questions that have haunted her legion of fans for over a decade, in her newest novel of breathtaking suspense
Eve Duncan's mission in life is to bring closure to the families who have experienced the agony of a missing child. As a forensic sculptor, she is able to piece togethe...more
Eve Duncan's mission in life is to bring closure to the families who have experienced the agony of a missing child. As a forensic sculptor, she is able to piece togethe...more
Hardcover, 378 pages
Published
April 19th 2011
by St. Martin's Press
(first published 2011)
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Another round of terror for Eve Duncan and her family. This time we are taken to Eve's teenage years growing up in the projects. Johansen really blew it this time. I've rarely seen so many elitist stereotypes of poor people. Johansen obviously never met a poor person she doesn't blame for being weak. Johansen doesn't have a clue what it takes to survive.
Ah, well. I never expect realism from the Eve Duncan novels. So we have another chase through a scene full of vicious killers and doub...more
Ah, well. I never expect realism from the Eve Duncan novels. So we have another chase through a scene full of vicious killers and doub...more
Before there was my obsession to the paranormal/fantasy books, thanks to Twilight, but after my Nancy Drew/Sweet Valley phase (15 years ago), there was my murder mystery/suspense phase. During this time I read many, many books but had 3 favorite authors. Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs and Iris Johansen. Now some of Iris' books can carry a slight paranormal undertone too, which is fine with me, but my favorite series of hers is the Eve Duncan series.
Anyone who has read this serie...more
Anyone who has read this serie...more
I know, I know. This is not a Young Adult book. But I have been reading Iris Johansen's books since I was 12. So it counts. Kinda. For any followers who have read any of Iris Johansen's books, especially the Eve Duncan series, let me know. I don't know anyone who reads these and they are such fantastic books that I wish I had someone to share them with.
The beginning of this book is set in Eve's past as she relives the event that lead up to the birth of her daughter, Bonnie. Eve meets...more
The beginning of this book is set in Eve's past as she relives the event that lead up to the birth of her daughter, Bonnie. Eve meets...more
I've read all of the Eve Duncan forensic sculptor books and was especially interested in this one as it provides a glimpse into Eve's past. Readers of the series know that Eve's daughter disappeared years ago and she has been trying ever since to discover who murdered her and where the body is. This book provides flashbacks into Eve's teenage years and the events leading up to her pregnancy, then returns to the present. I've spoken to two others who have read this book - one was disappointed as ...more
After all these years, it's exciting to see Eve Duncan finally get a chance to unravel the mystery of what happened to her daughter. I really enjoyed the flashback sequences, getting to see young Eve and the horrible circumstances she was struggling so desperately to overcome.
On the other hand, the only negative thing I have to say about the book would involve these sequences. The author's description of the relationship between Eve and Bonnie's father is practically nothing but on...more
On the other hand, the only negative thing I have to say about the book would involve these sequences. The author's description of the relationship between Eve and Bonnie's father is practically nothing but on...more
I haven’t read Iris Johansen for years. I picked up this one recently, as I remember her earlier books like THE UGLY DUCKLING, AND THEN YOU DIE or THE FACE OF DECEPTION, could keep me engaged years ago. I am disappointed, though, reading this one. The writing style totally bored me. I stopped reading before halfway through the book. It was probably just me growing up, or it could be her writing style has become kind of predictable after all these years.
Actually, the plot can be inter...more
Actually, the plot can be inter...more
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This is my second book read from Iris Johansen and I am totally sold on her books. I loved this book and learning more about the type of person Eve used to be and who the father of Bonnie was and what type of guy he was. Eve has always come across as so strong and independent that it was interesting seeing this softer, more vulnerable side growing up with a drug addict for a mother. The character who really grabbed me in this book was by far John Gallo. His character was a bundle of contrad...more
CIA Agent Catherine Ling believes she owes Eve Duncan a favor for helping to find her son. Eve’s daughter, Bonnie, had been killed years ago and the killer has never been caught, nor has the girl’s body been found. Eve needs closure. Catherine is relentless in using her resources to pull together possible suspects, and one is shocking to Eve; Army Ranger John Gallo, Bonnie’s father, reported dead by the military so long ago.
Joe Quinn came into Eve’s life when Bonnie went missing a...more
Joe Quinn came into Eve’s life when Bonnie went missing a...more
Eve
Iris Johansen
St. Martin’s Press
416 pages Pub date April 2011
ISBN-13: 9780312651206
In the beginning there was “Eve” come read the first in the brand new trilogy that will finally answer all our questions.
Eve Duncan after all the efforts not to, turned out to be more like her mother than she liked when at 16 she turned up pregnant, but Bonnie soon became the apple of her eye and the sun in her morning, one day 7 years later the sun stopped rising when Bonnie was...more
Iris Johansen
St. Martin’s Press
416 pages Pub date April 2011
ISBN-13: 9780312651206
In the beginning there was “Eve” come read the first in the brand new trilogy that will finally answer all our questions.
Eve Duncan after all the efforts not to, turned out to be more like her mother than she liked when at 16 she turned up pregnant, but Bonnie soon became the apple of her eye and the sun in her morning, one day 7 years later the sun stopped rising when Bonnie was...more
If you are reading this thinking that you will (finally!) find out the identity of Bonnie's killer...think again.
Sigh.
I *get* that Johansen has built her main character with a huge chunk of Eve's drive and reason for living all about finding Bonnie's killer...but how many more books will she be able to draw it out? My guess? 2 more. (Since Eve is the first book of a "trilogy"--followed by Quinn, where I guess we'll be able to understand why Joe is willing and able...more
Sigh.
I *get* that Johansen has built her main character with a huge chunk of Eve's drive and reason for living all about finding Bonnie's killer...but how many more books will she be able to draw it out? My guess? 2 more. (Since Eve is the first book of a "trilogy"--followed by Quinn, where I guess we'll be able to understand why Joe is willing and able...more
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Eve Duncan is one of Iris Johansen's ongoing characters and a knowledge of her past is helpful in reading this book.
She is a well known forensic sculptor who is in demand by many police departments for her work.
She's been with her lover, Detective Joe Quinn for years and lives with the unanswered questions about the kidnapping of her seven-year-old daughter, Bonnie. This happened two years ago. Now, Eve's friend Catherine Ling, of the CIA asks her if she's considered Bonn...more
She is a well known forensic sculptor who is in demand by many police departments for her work.
She's been with her lover, Detective Joe Quinn for years and lives with the unanswered questions about the kidnapping of her seven-year-old daughter, Bonnie. This happened two years ago. Now, Eve's friend Catherine Ling, of the CIA asks her if she's considered Bonn...more
I've been listening to this for awhile when I walk alone. Losing a child has to be one of the worst things that could ever happen, and than not knowing where they are or even if they are still alive. Finding the body at least gives you closure, not knowing has to be almost impossible to survive. I enjoyed this book and look forward to the next three.
3 1/2 stars
I found that this author is a bit hit and miss with her books. Some have been great and others have floundered. ...more
3 1/2 stars
I found that this author is a bit hit and miss with her books. Some have been great and others have floundered. ...more
This is my first and last Iris Johansen book. I think I followed it for not having read any of the others, but it was just a waste of my time. I don't like not finishing books and it was a quick read, so I just hoped for the best in the end. It reads like YA, but the content and material is not YA. The first 60 pages were dripping in raunchy, explicit sex, which would be fine if it were a romance or hot book, but 60 pages in a thriller is way too much. When it came back around the characters we...more
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3-1/2 STARS
After what seems like countless Eve Duncan books, Iris Johansen gives her readers "Eve"- the first in a "trilogy within a series"- which will supposedly finally give Eve a resolution to what really happened to her beloved daughter Bonnie when she disappeared many years ago. I have been disappointed with many of her recent Eve Duncan books, as I feel like they are repetitive and that Johansen ...more
3-1/2 STARS
After what seems like countless Eve Duncan books, Iris Johansen gives her readers "Eve"- the first in a "trilogy within a series"- which will supposedly finally give Eve a resolution to what really happened to her beloved daughter Bonnie when she disappeared many years ago. I have been disappointed with many of her recent Eve Duncan books, as I feel like they are repetitive and that Johansen ...more
Eve Duncan is a smart 16 y.o with a good head on her shoulders,then one day she and her friend Rosa is being bullied by a gang, then she meets John Gallo. A good looking man her night and shining hero. Things change quite quickly. What happens when they chat? their friendship is a challenge when he goes away. After several years they reunite, will they pick up where they left off, are they the same after 7 years?
I must admit it was written differently from other authors I have read, but I...more
I must admit it was written differently from other authors I have read, but I...more
The one time I was too excited to see a new Iris Johansen book to examine the cover carefully! Be warned, this is the first in a trilogy that finally gives each of the major characters an in-depth treatment. Eve Duncan's overriding purpose in life has always been to find her daughter Bonnie and bring her home. All of the people in her life have known that this obsession supersedes everything else but not everyone has become resigned to this situation. Finally, Bonnie's origins are described ...more
Finally, after all these years, Eve Duncan gets the chance to unravel a mystery that has haunted her for years, what happened to her daughter, Bonnie.
This was a great book where you meet a young Eve and get a firsthand look at how she overcame the horrible situations in which she constantly struggled against. You meet John, Bonnie’s father, whose relationship with Eve is about sex, constant, daily sex until he is deployed and they quickly lose touch.
I do have to say that Jo...more
This was a great book where you meet a young Eve and get a firsthand look at how she overcame the horrible situations in which she constantly struggled against. You meet John, Bonnie’s father, whose relationship with Eve is about sex, constant, daily sex until he is deployed and they quickly lose touch.
I do have to say that Jo...more
I have enjoyed the entire Eve Duncan series; this one, however, stepped back in time and I felt spent a lot of time explaining Eve's childhood to set-up the relationship with John Gallo later in the book. The voice of the younger Eve was confused, and perhaps that is the author's intention. She volleys between being a teen who has taken care of herself, her mother and their home in the projects and a typical teenager. It seemed a bit off-balance. However, once the set-up was in place the story r...more
The book Eve is a continuation of the series about Eve Duncan, a forensic sculptor that does skull reconstructions to help families bring closure to their losses. Throughout the series, Eve is continuing to search for her missing and presumably dead young daughter Bonnie. This segment of the story focuses more on Eve as a young girl as well as Bonnie's biological father who enters into the story to help Eve find their missing daughter. (He had been captured from the Rangers and presumed dead)
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Why...oh why, do I allow myself to get sucked back in?
I started reading the Eve Duncan books way back when I was just a part time reader and they were great for what they are.
Then I went to library school and started really reading.
Now, this isn't to knock pop fiction, but stagnant character development and wooden dialog? Come on, folks! Demand more from the death of a tree!
This one had some particularly bad (or amazing) examples of the above. ...more
I started reading the Eve Duncan books way back when I was just a part time reader and they were great for what they are.
Then I went to library school and started really reading.
Now, this isn't to knock pop fiction, but stagnant character development and wooden dialog? Come on, folks! Demand more from the death of a tree!
This one had some particularly bad (or amazing) examples of the above. ...more
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Eve Duncan has been bringing closure to families for years, forensically reconstructing skulls to help identify remains; mostly children. In the first of a series of three, "Eve" is the back story of her childhood, her mother, and the relationship with Bonnie's father. Her single-minded pursuit of the killer of her daughter has consumed her for years, and it appears that she might actually get answers this time.
Without revealing spoilers, this is another page turner from ...more
Without revealing spoilers, this is another page turner from ...more
I just finished Eve and all night I couldn't sleep because I got no proper ending or to my satisfaction.
I am not a fan of Quinn but the next one is a must read for me.
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I am not a fan of Quinn but the next one is a must read for me.
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I really enjoyed this book, and enjoyed getting to know John Gallo. I have found Joe getting stale over the years and I am hoping that he comes back to life in the next book. I really don't understand where some of these people get their ideas from after reading their reviews. I believe they have some great imaginations, even more so than Iris herself. I found that this book did not lead where I thought it would and glad to say that is what kept me reading. I sometimes tire of Eve's thought...more
If you've been reading along with other books in the Eve Duncan series, this book trilogy is a MUST. After years of trying to find out what happened to her daughter Bonnie, who her killer is, and where her body is, we just might get an answer.
I rated this a 3 because I felt that some scenes were a little over what I needed/wanted to read. We know Eve had Bonnie at a young age, but reading the scenes of how Bonnie got here (as a 16 year old - hit a little on the ick factor). I enjoyed...more
I rated this a 3 because I felt that some scenes were a little over what I needed/wanted to read. We know Eve had Bonnie at a young age, but reading the scenes of how Bonnie got here (as a 16 year old - hit a little on the ick factor). I enjoyed...more
I've been reading the Eve Duncan series for years and the author has taken us on some thrilling adventures in the books. I have to admit, however, that I'm at the point where I want the core mystery of who killed Eve's daughter Bonnie to be solved. I enjoyed Eve with its in depth look at Eve's history. I think John Gallo is a terrific character and I look forward to reading more books with him in them. However, while I was reading the book and the action escalated, I couldn't help being skep...more
Iris Johansen give us a look into Eve's past, where and when she met John Gallo, Bonnie's biological father. With that she throws us into Eve's past and present which are colliding. Catherien Ling from the previous book has found information on who may possibly be Bonnie's killer and she give the information to Eve. However, along with it comes more questions ... Is John Gallo still alive? Did he kill Bonnie? Or was it Black, the serial killer that Eve has chased before?
A great read .....more
A great read .....more
Eve is the first in a trilogy of stories by Iris Johansen that delves into the characters that she has created. This one digs deep into the life of Eve Duncan, the Forensic sculptor that is obsessed by the disappearance of her daughter Bonnie and trying to find her murdered and bring her daughter home. I thought that after all this time, that the character would have been played out, but Ms. Johansen has added another level and we go back to Eve’s life and learn what makes her tick, her love for...more
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