The eve duncan series would go on to become a muchloved and bestselling series of books, with one of the stories also being adapted for a tv movie. In 1991, johansen began writing suspense historical romance novels, starting with the publication of the wind dancer. The best books in iris johansens eve duncan series, according to. Shadow play is a new york times bestseller from iris johansen eve duncan is the most soughtafter artist in the field of forensic sculpting. Author iris johansen has finished writing two more novels in the series and is about to publish them in the years 2015 and 2016 respectively. From the very start, we get to know eve who, due to her own major loss in life, is trying to help other parents who have lost their children to crimes, by reconstructing childrens faces from skulls. Dedicated to her work ever since her daughter bonnie was taken and killed at the age of seven, eve feels a sense of duty to those whose lives were lost and whose bones are now in her hands.
Unfortunately, for the forensic thrill seeking fan, the only thing forensic about the series is that eve duncan is a forensic sculptor. On the run was read in less than 24 hours, its a very fast, nottoodeep thinking read. Iris johansen found her first writing success with suspenseful historical romance novels, beginning in the 1980s after her children left home for college. Night and day by iris johansen the 21st book in the eve duncan series 2016 buy from this is the third book in the eve duncan trilogy involving cara delaney starting with shadow play. She now includes her family in her writing, with her daughter working as her research assistant and coauthoring novels with her son roy johansen iris johansen started her career writing category romance novels in 1984 with. Except, caras mother, natalie, has kidnapped her, so now its up to eve and the. Iris johansen is the new york times bestselling author of mind game, night and day, hide away, shadow play,your next breath, the perfect witness, live to see tomorrow, silencing eve, hunting eve, taking eve, sleep no more, what doesnt kill you, bonnie, quinn, eve, chasing the night, eight days to live, blood game, deadlock, dark summer, pandoras daughter, and more. Eve duncan is a fictional character featured in a series of suspense thriller novels by american author iris johansen. She switched to crime fiction in 1996, achieving seventeen consecutive new york times bestsellers. She first achieved success in the early 1980s writing category romances. Iris johansens eve duncan series is the most loved. Even duncan, the worldfamous forensic sculptor is in scotland with her friends, who are all trying to protect cara.
The top 6 moments of iris johansens margaret douglas. Laura prepon portrayed eve duncan in a 2011 adaptation of the killing game for lifetime. Iris johansen is currently considered a single author. Eve duncan does not disappoint criminal elementdespite her tragic childhood, violin prodigy cara delaney has finally found peace in her career as a professional musician and stability in her relationship with her guardians, forensic sculptor eve duncan and exnavy seal joe quinn. Full of danger, intrigue and heart, iris johansens new york times bestseller, night and day, is a breathtaking, highenergy adventure thats sure to keep readers riveted from the first page to the last forensic sculptor eve duncan risked it all to protect cara. She began writing after her children left home for college.
Iris johansens beloved forensic sculptor eve duncan is back and now the stakes are higher than ever. Here is the list of iris johansen eve duncan series in order as well as the. In october 1998, iris johansen published a novel called the face of deception. Dramatic changes are on the horizon for eve and joe quinn and their relationship may never be the same. Eve duncan is a survivor, still tortured by the kidnapping and murder of her sevenyearold child, bonnie. Blind alley eve duncan is working on the skull of a newly discovered jane doe, her face. Born in missouri in 1938, johansen lives near atlanta, georgia. The eve duncan series began in 1998 with the face of deception. Iris johansen has been writing eve duncan novels since 1998 when she released her first eve duncan novel, the face of deception. The eve duncan series consists of a total of 18 novels that have been published between the years 1998 and 20. Written by the american author, iris johansen s, eve duncan is a fictional scientific character in a series of suspense novels. The best in her elite field at rebuilding faces from skull fragments, eve duncan puts faces to the faceless victims of. Eve uses the kidnapping and murder of her daughter to help others as a forensic sculptor. Her eve duncan series is more familiar, and definitely shows how she has come with suspensethriller writing.
Iris johansen has given us so many fascinating characters over the years. Iris johansens eve duncan books in order fantastic fiction. An eve duncan forensics thriller official website of new york times bestselling author iris johansen. She settled in to suspense writing as her main genre with the crime fiction thriller ugly duckling, published in 1996 and. A list of all iris johansens series in reading order.
It begins when eve receives a package containing a skull and instructions for eve to do her work reconstructing it. A new york times bestseller, hide away is an explosive eve duncan novel from iris johansen. Full of danger, intrigue and heart, iris johansens new york times bestseller, night and day, is a breathtaking, highenergy adventure thats sure to keep readers riveted from the first page to the last. Her eve duncan series, featuring the fearless forensic sculptor, continues to top the charts with each new book. See the complete eve duncan series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Eve duncan is a woman who has faced many evils in her life and yet she has survived. Iris johansen is an american novelist who writes romance novels, suspense novels and crime fiction. Read the killing game a novel by iris johansen available from rakuten kobo. Iris johansens bestselling and critically acclaimed suspense thriller series will keep. This was the first story to feature eve duncan, a forensic sculptor whos able to rebuild faces from skull bone fragments. She now includes her family in her writing, with her daughter working as her research assistant and coauthoring novels with her son roy johansen iris johansen started her career writing category romance novels in 1984 with touch the horizon. Most years, iris will come out with at least one novel in the series.
Iris johansen iris johansen books, iris johansen, novels. She was born april 7th 1938, she is married and has a son called roy, who she collaborates with on some of her later novels and a daughter called tamara who now works as her research assistant. Iris johansen left a job as an airline reservations agent in the early 1980s to begin writing romance novels. Johansen is still writing books for the eve duncan series now, with the latest three novels, taking eve, hunting eve and silencing eve all being released in 20. Johansen returns to the world of eve duncan, joe quinn, and jane macguire. With open eyes audiobook by iris johansen, roy johansen. It is, however, a thriller, with murder, blood, gore, vampires and ghost.
Her series featuring forensic sculptor eve duncan has sold over 20 million copies and counting and was the subject of the acclaimed lifetime movie, the killing game. A list of the 10 best books in iris johansens eve duncan series, according to. Iris johansen eve duncan series in order mystery sequels. See the complete eve duncan series book list in order, box sets or omnibus. The eve duncan series would go on to become a muchloved and bestselling series of books, with one of the stories also being adapted for a tv. The final scene will be especially enjoyable to series fans. Every single year, iris would come out with one novel in the series. Kidnapped by jim doane, a mysterious man who wants her to complete a sinister forensic sculpture, she now has no time to savor the victory of escaping from him. So far, there are 18 novels in the eve duncan series. Everybody loves iris johansens animalwhispering character margaret douglas. Since then she has written a total of eleven novels.
The killing game the killer knows eve duncan all too well. Several of the books have been new york times bestsellers. Iris johansen books list of books by author iris johansen. Iris johansen is a new york times bestselling author. See more ideas about iris johansen, author and iris. She is also the coauthor, with her son roy johansen, of the bestselling kendra michaels thrillers. Three of the most appreciated books in the series are. Eve duncan novels in order, eve duncan is a survivor, still tortured by the kidnapping and murder of her book 7. This series began long ago in the year 1998 with the face of deception as the first book to be published. Her goal is to bring closure to families who have lost their children much the same as she did years ago. She changed direction slightly and began writing historical romantic suspense novels in 1991 with the publication of the wind dancer.
Over the next decade, johansen wrote dozens of further loveswept stories, before branching out into historical romance books and then suspense novels. Written by the american author, iris johansens, eve duncan is a fictional scientific character in a series of suspense novels. The first iris johansen eve duncan book was published back in 1998 with the title the face of deception, and it was a major hit right away. She specializes in romance and crime novels and has had a high level of success. This mustve been written before iris johansen really got her game on. After losing her daughter, bonnie to a serial killer, eve duncan dedicates all her time and energy to her career. Find the complete eve duncan book series by iris johansen. Eve duncan is a survivor, still tortured by the kidnapping and murder of her seven yearold child, bonnie.
The eve duncan book series by iris johansen includes books the face of deception, the killing game, the search, and several more. Its always fun to read a series in order, but if youre not a stickler for structure. Iris johansen returns with a thrilling novel of action and danger where fan favorite eve duncan is thrown once more into a deadly game of intrigue. If you do a search on amazon for forensic thrillers, iris johansens eve duncan series will surely show up. New york times bestselling author iris johansen has mastered every genre shes attempted, from romance to psychological suspense. Iris johansen books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. It was called stormy vows and is part of the loveswept series which is a series of romance novels written by many different authors.
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