Body of Lies

By: Iris Johansen

Narrated by: Cherry Jones

From Iris Johansen, the New York Times bestselling author of The Search and Final Target, comes a taut, fast-paced, and terrifying psychological thriller that pushes the level of suspense to the absolute limit–and beyond. This time forensic sculptor Eve Duncan finds herself matched against a killer who will challenge her skill, test her courage, and threaten her family.

As a forensic sculptor, Eve Duncan deals in death every day of her life. It’s her job. And while it might seem macabre to some, Eve knows from personal experience that her work, giving a face and a name to the victims of violent death, helps bring closure to their families. Now that job is about to put not only her own life on the line...but the lives of everyone close to her.

It begins with a call from a high-ranking government official. He wants Eve to drop everything and come to Baton Rouge to identify the remains of an unknown murder victim. At first, Eve wants nothing to do with the project. She has finally found peace from her own tragic past, living a quiet life in a small lakeside cottage with Atlanta detective Joe Quinn and her adopted daughter, Jane. But a stunning series of seemingly unrelated events is about to upset all that.

Suddenly, Eve’s hard-won new world is turned upside down, and she flees to Baton Rouge to take on the project of identifying the skeleton. Forced to work in secrecy, given only the sketchiest of information, Eve can’t help but wonder if the high-level security that surrounds her is meant to protect her–or imprison her.

She hasn’t even begun work on the reconstruction when the first death occurs. Someone totally ruthless, someone who can strike anywhere at any time, and with seeming immunity, is determined to put a halt to her work. Soon the questions–and the threats to her own life–begin to mount as Eve realizes she has stumbled into the heart of a chilling conspiracy.

There is only one person who can give her the answers she needs. And that is the dead man himself. To survive, Eve must put her life on the line to uncover the deadly secret of his identity and learn the devastating truth buried beneath a body of lies.

Critic reviews

"[BODY OF LIES] keeps the reader rooting for its heroine every step of the way."
-Publishers Weekly

Great story!

I love Iris Johansen. She makes it so Eve and Joe have a long lost love affair.

The background drama was kinda annoying

Hey this isn’t the worst Eve Duncan book I’ve read. It might actually be one of the best. Eve was whinny throughout the whole thing as usual but I think she deserved to complain this time. Now. The undercover bad guy was probably my favorite part of this book. That was good writing!

Another Great Eve Duncan Novel from Iris Johanson

Another successful book! Iris always keeps you wanting to keep reading, or listening. She is one of my favorite authors@

Good storyline. Reader not good at voive changes and maintaining accents.

Good storyline. Consistent with previous story. Reader needed to be more aware of chatacter voices and consistent accents.

Not one of her best.

Did not like this book compared to the other books I have read by her. This was slow and boring. Had a hard time listing to all of it.