[.uk] Stalemate (An Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller) (ISBN 055380345X)

Latest Eve Duncan thriller a winner:
I stumbled across Eve Duncan basically by accident, when I borrowed a book in 2002 from my employer - the book was the first of the series, Body of Lies (Eve Duncan) if I am not remembering incorrectly. I was hooked. Eve Duncan is what is called a "forensic sculptor," which means she takes a skull and sculpts over it her interpretation of the face, based upon forensic measurements and - to a great extent - intuition. She has never yet been proved wrong. However, she generally works for families of missing children or law enforcement agencies - hoping with each skull she brings home, she might find her own daughter, missing all these years. When she receives an offer from the infamous Luis Montalvo - who is well-known and wealthy arms dealer in Columbia - at first she firmly declines. He has tried twice to get her to travel to Columbia to sculpt a skull and she refused - however, the third time he makes an offer she cannot refuse in all good conscience, and she goes - in order to save an innocent family, and also with the promise that Montalvo will help her finally find her daughter. By turns charming and creepy, Montalvo is a wonderful character and I certainly hope we'll see more of him. Overall, a great addition to the series and a well-written book that promises and delivers. Don't miss it!

Outstanding book:
I enjoy author, Iris Johansen's books and Stalemate isured that I remain a loyal reader. The plot moved along quickly and kept me reading. I can't wait for the next book!

OMG!!!:
If u only read one more book in your life, make it this one!!! I couldn't put it down. It has forensics and some very steamy temptations that leave you wanting a second volume and part two!!!!!

Eve Duncan Seriesn is great!:
Well thought out and good read. Nothing fluffy about it. Well rounded characters that make you feel for each one, no matter which one. Definitely would reccommend it to a friend. In fact I already lent it out. In the latest Eve Duncan forensics thriller from bestseller Johansen (Killer Dreams), the Atlanta-based forensic sculptor with an international reputation finds herself attracted, not always convincingly, to a sleazy manipulator. Duncan, who specializes in reconstructing facial features from skulls, has buried herself in her work since the disappearance and presumed death of her seven-year-old daughter, Bonnie, years earlier. That still-open wound is probed with sadistic skill by Luis Montalvo, a shady Colombian arms dealer, who offers to solve the mystery of what happened to Bonnie if Duncan agrees to attempt a reconstruction from a skull Montalvo believes was his late wife's. Despite the misgivings of her former husband, an FBI agent, Duncan accepts, and soon finds herself dodging bullets in a war between Montalvo and a drug lord rival in the Colombian jungle. Despite a shortage of the sort of meaty science that, say, a Kathy Reichs thriller typically provides, Johansen's faithful audience should be satisfied. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Annoying:
I'm 1/2 through this book and all the characters have done so far is argue back and forth. First they argue about Eve going to Colombia, but she sneaks off and goes anyway. Then they argue about her being there and her doing the job she's supposed to do now that she's there. Very annoying.