Showing posts with label Iris Johansen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iris Johansen. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Book Review- Iris Johansen- And Then You Die


Iris Johansen- And Then You Die (Bantam Books 1998) 3.25 Stars

Stumbling upon a massacre by a general who is testing a virus that he intends to release in the U.S., Bess Grady is now running for her life. He has tested it on the town of Tenajo and no one has survived except a little girl, whom Bess intends to fight to keep alive. Now the general is hunting her down and wants her dead. She must not be allowed to spoil the general’s plan.

I was kind of up and down about this one. It was very well-written, just a little more girly then I would have liked. I do think that my wife would enjoy this book though. The characters were very well done and had some depth. The plot was well-done, but was a little overdone; however it was a different take on it then what I am used to seeing. I found myself tiring of the book by the end, but the final chapters were great. I loved the final twist that was thrown in. I would recommend this book to women who like thrillers.

For more of my reviews check out my website http://www.tonypeters.webs.com/

Tony Peters
Kids on a Case: The Case of the Ten Grand Kidnapping
http://authortonypeters.blogspot.com/

Friday, June 12, 2009

Book Review- Iris Johansen- No One To Trust


Iris Johansen- No One To Trust (Bantam Books 2002) 3.5 Stars

Elena Kyler wishes only to protect her son and Sean Galen has been hired to assist her. Rico Chavez wants his son, the son that he never knew existed, but more than that he wants Elena Kyler. She had escaped his grasp once. Can she escape his grasp forever?
Iris Johansen is a talented female author with a knack for writing thrillers. She created believable characters that you couldn’t help but like, although I would have liked to see a little bit more depth to them. The plot was put together well, although it could have been done a little bit better. I was sorely disappointed in the ending though, they spent the whole book building up to the dramatic fight at the end, only to have a short one page fight with very little action involved. It was like blowing up a balloon in the hopes of having a huge ball to play with, only to have it blow up in your face, leaving you empty and sad.
Overall No One To Trust is a pretty good thriller novel. I would recommend this novel to those who like thrillers with a little bit of romance, though the romance isn’t the overall theme.

For more of my reviews check out my website. http://www.tonypeters.webs.com/

Tony Peters
Kids on a Case: The Case of the Ten Grand Kidnapping
www.eloquentbooks.com/KidsonaCase.html