Iris Johansen

Iris Johansen

"If your feet are firmly planted on the ground you'll never be able to dance"

IRIS JOHANSEN is the New York Times bestselling author of Eight Days to Live, Shadow Zone, Blood Game, Deadlock, Dark Summer, Silent Thunder (with Roy Johansen), Pandora’s Daughter, Quicksand, Killer Dreams, On the Run, Countdown, Firestorm, Fatal Tide, Dead Aim, No One to Trust, and more.

Johansen began writing after her children left home for college. She first achieved success in the early 1980s writing category romances. In 1991, Johansen began writing suspense historical romance novels, starting with the publication of The Wind Dancer. In 1996 Johansen switched genres, turning to crime fiction, with which she has had great success. She had seventeen consecutive New York Times bestsellers as of November 2006.

Johansen lives near Atlanta, Georgia and is married. Her son, Roy Johansen, is an Edgar Award-winning screenwriter and novelist. Her daughter, Tamara, serves as her research assistant.

Iris Johansen's Top Series


The Sedikhan Series

The White Satin Series

Blue Velvet : A Classic Love Story - Iris Johansen

The Eve Duncan Series

Stalemate : Eve Duncan Series : Book 7 - Iris Johansen
Body of Lies : Eve Duncan Series : Book 4 - Iris Johansen
Countdown : Eve Duncan Series : Book 6 - Iris Johansen

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