Shadow Play: An Eve Duncan Novel by Iris JohansenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Shadow Play by Iris Johansen is the 19th book her Even Duncan Series, which I have been reading since the 1st book was published. It has become one of my top favorite series in the romantic suspense genre and Eve Duncan one of the most interesting characters in this genre.
I have been looking forward to the next book in the series and I waited a very long time…the last book was Silencing Eve in 2013.
This story begins with Eve being contacted by Sheriff John Nalchek of Sonderville, a small town in California, who begs her to do a facial reconstruction of a skull discovered, buried in the town forest. He’s determined to find the identity of the young girl and to bring the killer to justice.
Eve feels a strong need to finish the reconstruction and then begins to sense the deceased young girl trying to contact her. The young girl, who tells Eve that her name is Jenny, appears as a ghost on numerous occasions and soon gives her information and clues to who may have been her killer.
When the completed skull is stolen, Eve and Joe travel to Sonderville to help Sheriff Nalchek to unravel the clues and find the killer before he strikes again.
The supernatural element in the story was interesting but at times I just found it to be a bit confusing and unbelievable.
Some of the characters just didn’t feel real to me, particularly the villain. For someone who is supposedly so evil and cunning he does things that trip him up, leaving clues that lead to his identity.
I did like Eve’s friend, Margaret, Douglas, who can communicate with animals (we have met her in the previous book), who assists with the search. Margaret is a very mysterious and interesting character and I hope we see more of her in the next books.
I found the story intriguing but a bit unbelievable and some of the characters a “tad” unrelateable. Though this is not one of my favorite books in the series, I did enjoy it….I just love anything book with Eve Duncan in it!!!
And the end……………WHAT A GREAT SURPRISE!!!! Please dear author, don’t keep me waiting again for 2 years to read more about the great news!!!!
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