“That’s what I want for our little girl,” Jane called after him. “That she’ll never fade away…That every move she makes will be bold and brave.”

“So be it.” He glanced over his shoulder. “But we’ve been talking in pronouns again. Isn’t it time you told me what name you’ve chosen? Eve?”

Jane smiled. “No, Eve is a supreme individualist. She wouldn’t thank me for naming our daughter after her. She will love her and take care of her, but she’ll want her to be on her own and independent.” She added, “But I did think it was time that we did honor someone who was totally independent, who started life as a slave but was strong enough to have made her mark on life and all the people who came after her.” She smiled. “And that mark has never faded away for the last two thousand years.”

“Ah, Cira?”

Her smile became brilliant. “You’ve got it. And we can only hope our child will blaze her own path just as boldly. We’re going to call our daughter Cira!”

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Iris Johansen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty consecutive bestsellers. Her series featuring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has sold over twenty million copies and counting and was the subject of the acclaimed Lifetime movie The Killing Game. Along with her son, Roy, Iris has also co-authored the New York Times bestselling series featuring investigator Kendra Michaels. Johansen lives near Atlanta, Georgia.

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Books by Iris Johansen
(In Order of Publication)

EVE DUNCAN SERIES

The Face of Deception

The Killing Game*

The Search

Body of Lies

Blind Alley*

Countdown*

Stalemate

Quicksand

Blood Game*

Eight Days to Live*

Chasing the Night

Eve

Quinn

Bonnie

Sleep No More

Taking Eve+

Hunting Eve+

Silencing Eve*+

Shadow Play+

Hide Away+

Night and Day

Mind Game*

Shattered Mirror

Dark Tribute

Smokescreen

The Persuasion*

The Bullet

A Face to Die For^

*Starring Jane MacGuire

+Featuring Margaret Douglas

^Featuring Riley Smith

CATHERINE LING SERIES

Chasing the Night

What Doesn’t Kill You

Live to See Tomorrow

Your Next Breath

KENDRA MICHAELS SERIES

(written with Roy Johansen)

“With Open Eyes” (short story)

Close Your Eyes

Sight Unseen

The Naked Eye

Night Watch

Look Behind You

Double Blind

Hindsight

Blink of an Eye

Killer View (Roy Johansen)

STANDALONES

The Ugly Duckling

Long After Midnight

And Then You Die

Final Target

No One to Trust

Dead Aim

Fatal Tide

Firestorm

On the Run

Killer Dreams

Pandora’s Daughter

Silent Thunder (Iris & Roy Johansen)

Dark Summer

Deadlock

Storm Cycle (Iris & Roy Johansen)

Shadow Zone (Iris & Roy Johansen)

The Perfect Witness

No Easy Target (featuring Margaret Douglas)

Vendetta

Chaos (featuring Margaret Douglas)

High Stakes