Iris Johansen
Paperback | Pages: 308 pages Rating: 4.15 | 14520 Users | 396 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Search (Eve Duncan #3) |
| Author | : | Iris Johansen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 308 pages |
| Published | : | July 25th 2006 by Bantam Books (first published January 1st 2000) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Suspense. Thriller |
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Building on her series featuring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan, bestselling suspense writer Iris Johansen takes a slightly different tangent with her latest thriller, The Search. The search and rescue team of Sarah Patrick and her golden retriever, Monty, first appeared in The Killing Game, where they helped Eve track down a kidnapped child and a maniacal killer. Now, John Logan, the billionaire who wooed Eve only to lose her to Joe Quinn, needs to utilize Sarah and Monty's talents in a quest of his own. Although it has it rewards, the rescue work Sarah and Monty do demands a hefty emotional toll from them both. Sarah is highly protective of Monty, and when Logan first approaches her with what's obviously a very dangerous mission, Sarah is quick to say no. But Logan brings his powerful resources to bear and more or less forces Sarah to agree to the mission or face the loss of her job, her peace of mind, and Monty. The task at hand involves finding and rescuing a highly valued scientist who has been kidnapped and is being held somewhere in Colombia. But the man who took the scientist is a ruthless and heartless killer whose primary objective is carrying out his sadistic revenge on Logan. Sarah, none too happy about being coerced into helping Logan, becomes even less inclined toward him when Monty is wounded in the rescue attempt. Logan is wounded too, and after their mission has been accomplished, the threesome end up back at Sarah's isolated cabin. Sarah does everything she can to make Logan leave but finds it hard to be too insistent given his wounds. Besides, when Logan pays his debt to her for completing the mission, it is something Sarah could never have anticipated, an act that leaves her stunned, confused, and indebted. As for Logan, he refuses to leave Sarah alone because he knows that his nemesis, Rudzak, saw her and Monty in Colombia. And because of the nature of his relationship with Rudzak and the secret history they share, Logan knows the psycho will eventually come after Sarah. Holed up together and fighting a wide array of emotions, Sarah and Logan discover a spark of passion between them. Though they both try to resist, eventually the spark ignites a full-fledged conflagration that leaves both of them stunned, puzzled, and forever changed. By the time the inevitable confrontation with Rudzak occurs, Logan will be forced to risk both his life and his heart in hopes of keeping Sarah and Monty safe. And Sarah must risk everything she holds dear if she ever hopes to find a happiness she is only now beginning to realize. Fans of Johansen's previous books in this series, The Face of Deception and The Killing Game, will enjoy brief though hair-raising appearances by Eve, Joe Quinn, and Jane -- the spunky, street-wise child Eve adopted in the last book. Also filling out the character roster is an intriguing love interest for Monty: an injured gray wolf named Maggie. But the best parts of Johansen's latest effort are her characteristically explosive mix of chilling terror and heated passion and her gift for weaving a tale of intrigue where seeing isn't necessarily believing. —Beth AmosPoint Books Conducive To The Search (Eve Duncan #3)
| Original Title: | The Search |
| ISBN: | 0553589482 (ISBN13: 9780553589481) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Eve Duncan #3 |
| Characters: | Eve Duncan |
| Setting: | United States of America Arizona(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 14520 Users | 396 ReviewsArticle Regarding Books The Search (Eve Duncan #3)
Iris Johansen is a solid, strong author, and her books can be depended upon for interesting characters, exciting storylines, and lots of suspense and action. This was no different, and I enjoyed it.The story tosses you right into the thick of the action from the very first page. Although there are ebbs and flows, the excitement is maintained pretty consistently throughout the entire book. Johansen knows how to write a story that keeps you turning pages, and this one did that for me.I also lovedMuch as I enjoy these, this leaned more to the romance side than the mystery/thriller side. Sorry, not so much what I want. But Ill give it another try or two to see how things work out before giving up on the series. <><
Really, why again this book is an Ev Duncan series? Eve appears 2 times in the book - at a funeral at the beginning and as a wolf-sit towards the end. This could be a stand alone book. If we had not met Logan before and he had not been Eves lover. I believe Logan fells for all women he meets and swears eternal love to all of them 🤦♀I lost all my tolerance for him. However, I did love Monty, Sarah and their job. Monty was such a darling angel. Such a helper, such a mild hearted baby boy. I loved
Oh my gosh he's doing it again. This guy sticks to a pattern. Once again, Logan is manipulating and deceiving a woman (and her dog) to get them to do what he wants and putting them into danger. He's a bit nicer about it here, but why does he keep doing this? This time, Sarah and her dog Monty get roped into working for Logan, who realizes the danger he's put them in and decides to stick around to protect them...and of course to put the moves on Sarah now that he doesn't have Eve any more. This
A novel I had to take two stabs at, it ended up being an all right read. It was a little slow-going at first, and I wasn't pleased about the fact that it's classified as an "Eve Duncan" book, when she barely appears at all.
3.7 Best part-Loved the dog rescue and how attentive the owner handler was.Worst part-The dog handlers choices didn't always follow her talk. Over all I enjoyed this suspense read. I am a sucker for a book with a dog, got me right there. Then they toped it with a really nasty villain, and sexy alpha man and an equally alpha woman. I was left guessing till the end, which is always nice.I will go back and read the first 2 books in this series before moving on more.
I enjoyed this book however, I am not sure why it is in with the Eve Duncan series. There were maybe a dozen pages dedicated to Eve. This story focused on Sarah Patrick and Monty who we were introduced to in the previous book, The Killing Game, and her relationship with John Logan.This story gave insight to Sarah and what the hold that Madden had over her and about the relationship between her and John Logan. I think the story focused more on their relationship than it did on the threat from
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