QUICKSAND (Eve Duncan) - Hardcover

Irish Johansen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312368062 ISBN 13: 9780312368067

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 2008

Synopsis

Returning from Johansen's "New York Times" bestselling thriller, "Stalemate", forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is still obsessed with finding her daughter, Bonnie. No stranger to looking for clues where there seem to be none, Eve enlists the unique skills of the mysterious Dr. Megan Blair to help bring Bonnie's elusive killer to justice. The tension and danger escalates as Eve has long sought or the destruction of everything she holds dear. Iris Johansen strikes again with this non-stop action packed thriller, keeping reader's turning pages well into the night.

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Review:

"A fast-paced, non-stop, clever plot in which Johansen mixes political intrigue, murder, and suspense." --"USA"" Today" on "The Face of Deception" " ""[A] thrill ride...Action, romance, castles, bomb plots and booby-trapped hideaway in snowbound Idaho-what more could Johansen fans want?" --"Publishers Weekly "on "Countdown" "Intriguing suspense...her new tale will please both fans and new converts." --"Booklist" on "Blind Alley" "Thoroughly gripping and with a number of shocking plot twists...packed all the righ elements into this latest work: intriguing characters; creepy, crazy villain; a variety of exotic locations." --"New York"" Post" on "The Search" "A fast-paced, non-stop, clever plot in which Johansen mixes political intrigue, murder, and suspense." --"USA"" Today" on "The Face of Deception" " ""[A] thrill ride...Action, romance, castles, bomb plots and booby-trapped hideaway in snowbound Idaho--what more could Johansen fans want?" --"Publishers Weekly "on "Countdown" "Intriguing suspense...her new tale will please both fans and new converts." --"Booklist" on "Blind Alley" "Thoroughly gripping and with a number of shocking plot twists...packed all the righ elements into this latest work: intriguing characters; creepy, crazy villain; a variety of exotic locations." --"New York"" Post" on "The Search"

From the Back Cover:

#1 blockbuster bestselling author Iris Johansen returns with a novel of gut-wrenching intensity about a woman in a desperate race against time to bring a killer to justice.

Do you still miss your little Bonnie? This one sentence, spoken by a male voice in anonymous phone call, is all it takes to drag Eve Duncan right back to that horrifying moment years ago when her only daughter vanished without a trace. Since then, Eve's life has become an obsession to find her daughter's remains. Only one man--a brilliant, ruthless killer--knows the truth about what happened to Bonnie. But taunting Eve might be his first and last mistake...

-Action-packed, adrenaline-fueled...will keep [you] eagerly turning the pages.---Publishers Weekly

For Eve is armed with more than just her talent as a forensic sculptor. She brings with her former Navy SEAL Joe Quinn, an Atlanta detective who will do anything to help Eve put the pain of Bonnie's death to rest. Even if he has to lie to the woman he cares about the most. And even if this killer wants nothing more than to lure Eve further and further into his swamp of madness...

QUICKSAND

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312368062
• ISBN 13: 9780312368067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416