Iris Johansen

IRIS and ROY JOHANSEN will discuss and sign their newest thriller, Close Your Eyes. The New York Times bestselling duo are back with a suspenseful novel about a once-blind woman with a talent for tracking serial killers. The FBI doesn’t usually consult with music therapists to solve their cases, but Kendra Michael’s astonishing powers of observation and analysis have made her a favorite of law enforcement agencies all across the country. Former FBI agent Adam Kyle, known as The Puppetmaster, has weapons of his own. He’s a notorious master manipulator, skillfully handling criminals and colleagues alike to get the results he wants and now he needs Kendra’s special brand of help. She’s not interested – that is, until Kyle reveals that Agent Robert Stedler - Kendra’s ex - is missing, and may have crossed paths with a serial killer. What began as a heinous murder investigation escalates into something even larger and more frightening: a multi-million dollar conspiracy to hide a secret that’s worth killing for, again and again and again. IRIS JOHANSEN is the New York Times bestselling author of Eve, Quinn, Bonnie, Chasing The Night, Eight Days to Live, Blood Game, Deadlock, Dark Summer, Pandora’s Daughter, Quicksand, Killer Dreams, On The Run, Countdown, Firestorm, Fatal Tide, Dead Aim, No One To Trust and more. ROY JOHANSEN is an Edgar Award winning author himself, and co-author with his mother Iris of Storm Cycle and Silent Thunder. He has written many well-received mysteries, including Shadow Zone, Deadly Visions, Beyond Belief and The Answer Man.

Location: Street: 216 S Armenia Ave City: Tampa, Province: Florida Postal Code: 33609-3310 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Iris Johansen discusses Close Your Eyes.; Roy Johansen discusses Close Your Eyes.

COMING TO WOODSTOCK! It's More Than a Book Signing at FoxTale. It's an Event! Enjoy Light Refreshments and a Chance to Mingle with the Authors. Fans have been asking for Iris Johansen since the day FoxTale opened, so we're happy to announce she's finally coming, along with her son and writing partner, Roy Johansen. The New York Times bestselling duo has written yet another suspenseful novel, this time about a once-blind woman with a talent for tracking serial killers. Purchase your ticket to this event which includes a 1st edition of CLOSE YOUR EYES: Iris and Roy Johansen Book Signing Event, http://www.foxtalebookshoppe.com/events-new.html#johansen About the book: Close Your Eyes is a suspenseful novel about a once-blind woman with a talent for tracking serial killers. Kendra Michael's astonishing powers of observation and analysis have made her a favorite of law enforcement agencies all across the country. Blind for the first twenty years of her life, she cares little for investigative work but can't deny her unique skill, or the results she's been able to facilitate. Kendra learned at an early age to become hyper-aware of her surroundings, perfecting the art of picking up the most subtle audio, olfactory, and tactile cues in the world around her. Like a secret weapon, she is in high demand. What begins as a heinous murder investigation escalates into something even larger and more frightening: a multi-million dollar conspiracy to hide a secret that's worth killing for, again and again and again. Iris Johansen has written almost ninety books of which more than fifty have been on the New York Times Bestseller List. She lives nearby with homes in both Kennesaw and Cartersville. Her son and writing partner, Roy, an Edgar Award-winning author, graduated from Sprayberry High School and Georgia State University; he currently lives in Los Angeles and is a screenwriter and author. According to Iris, they spend a great deal of time on the phone while co-authoring a book. Johansen typically writes two books a year to keep her hungry audience satisfied. In an interview with the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2010 Johansen explained how she keeps up, "I write a lot. I start working about 8 in the morning, and I end at noon or 1 - sometimes I go back to clean up later in the afternoon. And sometimes, when you're really into something, it's 10 or 12 hours a day just because you can't let it go. I write every day, because I think that's the professional thing to do." Johansen started writing romance novels in the early 1980's while working for Eastern Airlines. Johansen has often stated that she is a romantic at heart but found that the romantic series "were not big enough" for what she had in her mind, so in 1996 she wrote her first crime fiction novel and a new course was set. --Excerpted from a post by Gary Parkes in the Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch (jasbro)… (more)

Iris Johansen , Silent Thunder.

Bestselling author Iris Johanson and Edgar Award-winner Roy Johanson team up for an explosive, tour-de-force thriller. It was the assignment of a lifetime. A U.S. maritime museum has just acquired the decommissioned Soviet submarine Silent Thunder for public exhibition. It’s marine architect Hannah Bryson’s job to make sure that every single inch of the legendary nuclear attack sub is safe for the thousands of visitors anticipated. Hannah’s brother Connor is killed after discovering a mysterious message behind one of the ship’s panels, and Hannah’s only hope for survival is to unravel the sub’s explosive secret.
Books for signing must be purchased from Left Bank Books or at the event. (booksense)… (more)