Books: Face of Deception - I Johansen

So sometimes I get a book and I like it and I sit down and don't get up till it's finished.  Especially on days when Nick works (and I don't).  Yep.  Happened today.

I saw a review for the final book in a series, so I headed back to the beginning and borrowed the first one from our library.

Iris Johansen

The author is interesting; she started writing romance novels when her kids went to college.  She's now in her 70s and going strong! 

Let's be clear.  This is NOT a romance novel :P  I used to read alot of mysteries (I think seeing Sherlock Holmes last night made me nostalgic!), but haven't done much with the genre recently. 

Source

The main character, Eve Duncan, is a forensic sculptor.  She was born poor and has worked really hard to get so good at her job.  Sadly, her 7 year old was kidnapped and murdered several years ago.  In the current book, she is recruited by a wealthy man to recreate a face on a skull that she knows nothing about and then the book gets all thriller/mystery.  It was a very easy read with interesting twists and turns - even at the very end - (and an interesting "bad guy"), and I actually liked it alot.  I think there are thirteen (?) books with Eve, so if I want to get to the end of her story, I've got some reading to do!!

Well, it took most of my Sunday, but Number 65: (2/33) - CHECK!!

Read any good mysteries lately??