Week 51 Review: A Face to Die For

From Goodreads:

Eve Duncan is in a fight against time while trying to unearth one of the lost secrets of the world's history in this installment from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen.

Archaeologist Riley Smith has been obsessed with Helen of Troy since she was a small girl, trailing her professor father all over the world in search of the tomb of the world's most beautiful woman. Professor Smith set out to prove that, instead of a myth, Helen had been a living, breathing queen who inspired Homer to write The Iliad.

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has the unusual skills needed to recreate the face that launched a thousand ships—revealing Helen's true appearance for the first time in history. But convincing Eve to take on the challenge will be difficult because her efforts will come at great personal cost.

When tomb raiders murder Riley's father, she is determined to reach the burial site first, get revenge for his death, and enlist Eve's help. Also on hand to help is her father's associate Michael Cade, but he has his own secret agenda when it comes to finding Helen.

Now both Riley and Eve are in danger and in a race across one of the most remote parts of the world. At least they have their trust in each other as they hunt for Helen.

My Review:
This was a really wonderful read! I've loved the Eve Duncan series from the beginning (and now my dad is getting into it, which is great) I had a fantastic time with this latest installment. Helen of Troy is such an interesting figure in the collective culture, and I loved having her in this book!

For some reason, I'm remembering that Cira had some connection to Helen. Maybe it was just that she was thought to be just as beautiful? I'm not sure, and looking it up in the book seems too time consuming, and I can't find an answer on the internet. Alas! But since Cira wasn't mentioned, I think my memory is failing me. 

It's almost like Iris Johansen read my mind-I wondered in my review of The Bullet if the effects of it were going to go away. At least right now, they haven't, because the threat in this book, is partially coming from that, which I really enjoyed! 

This is the first book that we get to meet Riley, as well as Michael Cade. I'm sure we'll see both of them in The Survivor, which has Riley in the brief synopsis that we have thus far. And I'm thrilled, because they were fantastic characters, and I can't wait to spend more time with them! After all, Riley completed her life long dream of finding Helen-now to find some new adventure, and we're going to see it! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait for the next installment! 

Author: Iris Johansen
Series: Eve Duncan #28
Read: December 18th, 2022
Source: Library
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing 
Published: June 14th 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars