Body of Lies (Eve Duncan)
Just as there are sculptors who insist they liberate forms imprisoned  within marble and granite, Eve Duncan, the strong-willed heroine ofBody of  Lies, is a forensic sculptor driven by a need to liberate innocence from the  shroud of death. Tops in her field, Eve obsesses over recreating the likenesses  of faceless, decomposed murder victims, using only their bare skulls as a guide.  It's a spooky career that began when Eve's own daughter, Bonnie, vanished and  was later discovered, the girl's remains unrecognizable.InBody of Lies, a killer uncovers a shocking truth about Bonnie, driving  a rattled Eve to take a dangerous assignment in the darkest heart of bayou  country. There, at the weird behest of a shady senator, Eve rebuilds the visage  of the politician's late rival, a challenge that nearly results in her murder,  strains her romance with a hard-bitten detective, and uncovers a fantastic  global conspiracy over energy profits and much else. Wildly ambitious, Iris  Johansen'sBody of Liesinspires paranoia about the rich and powerful,  though it gets unwieldy when Johansen's action writing and characters don't  plausibly sustain the image of a secret society hell-bent on world domination.  More effective are her bright supporting characters (especially Eve's  Liverpudlian protector, Galen), bursts of descriptive wit, and insights into her  wounded but dogged heroine.--Tom Keogh--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.