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Publisher:
Warner Books |
Release
Date: April 20, 2004 |
ISBN:
0444652929X |
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Format
Reviewed: Hardcover |
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Genre:
Suspense |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Barbara Buhrer |
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Face
of the Assassin
By David Lindsey
Paul
Bern is a forensic artist who reconstructs the likeness of victims
whose features have been obliterated by accident or crime. He is
living in Austin, Texas, trying to come to terms with the death
of his wife. She was killed in a boating accident which left his
goddaughter, Alice, with a brain injury, cognitive disconnection,
which is the inability to recognize and understand the meaning of
words.
His
routine is disrupted when an unknown woman brings him a human skull
which she alleges is her husband's. She wants it reconstructed.
In the process of reconstruction he realizes that the skull is identical
to his own.
Contacted
by the government he learns that the skull belongs to his twin brother,
Jude, who he didn't know he had. He is blackmailed into taking Jude’s
place in a mission against a Middle Eastern terrorist group headed
by the most feared terrorist, Ghazi Barda.
Assisting
him in his dangerous mission is beautiful agent, Susanna Mejca.
Together they fight to thwart the terrorists. Their efforts are
complicated and made more threatening by Vincente Mondragon who
is seeking revenge for his face having been removed in a drug vendetta.
The
plot is a complex and compelling one. The psychological suspense
is great, with Paul trying to retain his own identity while attempting
to immerse himself in that of his brother. He must maintain an even
balance to keep his sanity. The characters are well developed, each
with his own flaws. Lindsey brings both Texas and Mexico alive with
his descriptions. The action is fast moving with a shocking twist
at the end.
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