Eve Duncan has finally come to terms with the kidnapping and murder of her young daughter Bonnie, especially since Bonnie's spirit is always with her. Eve has become a world- renowned forensic sculptor striving to bring closure to other parents who've lost children. Eve currently resides in a lakeside home in Georgia with longtime-lover Joe Quinn. Their adoptive daughter, Jane, whom they rescued from the streets years ago, is now a grown woman with a budding art career. Everything seems to be going well for the small family, until a father determined to reconstruct his late son's skull enters Eve's life.

Jim Doane is not your typical grieving father, and 25-year- old Kevin was far from a typical son. Because of the circumstances of Kevin's life and death, Doane cannot approach Eve through the usual channels. After years of searching for her, Doane will do whatever it takes to assure he has Eve's undivided attention and incomparable skills to resurrect his son's face. To say it's a twisted, evil path they are traversing would be an understatement. And there are several dark undercurrents at work that could lead to even more dire repercussions for Eve and her loved ones.

Iris Johansen continues her long-running Eve Duncan saga with the dynamically chilling TAKING EVE, the first book in a new trilogy that includes the upcoming HUNTING EVE (July 2013) and SILENCING EVE (October 2013). The ending of TAKING EVE leaves readers eager to read the next book, since the resolution to Eve's dilemma is left dangling. However, the progression of the pulse-pounding plot in TAKING EVE will keep readers glued to the pages with anticipation of the next breathtaking difficulty in Eve's life.

Book Summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen is back with the first book in a chilling new Eve Duncan trilogy that asks the question: will Eve survive what lies ahead?

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan's mission is to bring closure to the families whose loved ones have vanished. She knows their anguish--her own beloved daughter, Bonnie, was taken from her when Bonnie was just seven years old. It is only recently that this mystery was resolved and Eve could begin her journey to peace.

Now, Jim Doane wants the same kind of answers that Eve always longed for. His twenty-five-year old son may or may not be dead and he has only burned skull fragments as possible evidence. But he cannot go to the police for answers without risking his own secrets and dark past, so instead he chooses a bold step to find the truth--a truth that takes Eve down a twisted path of madness and evil and into the darkest heart of her own history. Doane needs Eve Duncan's skills and he'll do anything to get them.

Even if it means taking Eve.