Iris Johansen Livres

Depuis son plus jeune âge, Elena Kyler combat auprès des guérilleros colombiens. Elle est forte, intelligente et déterminée, et dans ce monde d'une extrême violence, personne n'a idée de ce qu'elle est capable de faire. Mais elle est aussi et avant tout une mère qui adore son fils. Or le père de celui-ci, Rico Chavez, grand ponte de la drogue, décide de le récupérer coûte que coûte pour en faire son digne héritier et éliminer par la même occasion Elena, pour qui il éprouve un amour mêlé de haine. La jeune femme devra user de toute son expérience de combattante afin de protéger et de sauver son petit garçon. Pour lui, elle devra même, pour la première fois de sa vie, demander de l'aide. Le troublant et séduisant Sean Galen est alors sollicité en vue de la secourir. Bien que suspicieux, Galen accepte la mission et se rend en Colombie où sa première rencontre avec Elena est des plus musclées. Mais s'il est certes attirant et plein d'humour, saura-t-il pour autant gagner sa confiance, elle qui sait plus que quiconque qu'il ne faut pas se fier aux autres, car la confiance peut être mortelle...

Serena Spaulding vole vers les Antilles pour sortir son frère de prison. O surprise ! La geôle est une merveilleuse cache dorée… dans laquelle Gil Brandt veut enfermer la jeune femme. Pour toujours. Serena a-t-elle raison de se méfier du mariage et de Gil, l'aventurier, qu'elle a rencontré dix ans plus tôt ?

EVE DUNCAN IS BACK. THE HUNT IS ON. A New York Times bestseller in Iris Johansen's pulse-pounding series that Kirkus Reviews calls "filled with intriguing twists and characters and an overarching mystery that will keep fans coming back." She was taken for a reason. Chosen for her skills as a forensic sculptor. Abducted by the deranged father of a serial killer and forced to reconstruct his dead son's skull from bone fragments. Now Eve Duncan has escaped her captor—and she's running for her life. Alone. Unarmed. In the mountains of Colorado, Eve must use all of her strength, courage, and wits to survive this madman's obsession. But Jim Doane is not the only player in the game. While Joe Quinn, Jane MacGuire, and Kendra Michaels search for Eve in the abandoned mining town that could be her ultimate refuge—or her grave—a stranger with ties to her long-ago past is closing in, circling like a wolf, and HUNTING EVE.

New York Times bestselling author Roy Johansen delivers a thrill-a-minute read featuring a fearless heroine for hire. Kendra Michaels, blind before gaining her sight via a revolutionary surgical procedure, offers her razor-sharp senses to assist her friend Jessie Mercado in a baffling case. An army vet and former bodyguard for the rich and famous, Jessie has faced all kinds of danger but one thing the motorcycle-riding private investigator has never encountered before is an incarceration consultant. Preparing wealthy people to go to prison is big business. When Owen Blake of Mamertine Consulting hires Mercado to find his missing partner, their suspect list is filled with recently released white-collar criminals, a few drug kingpins, and a couple of murderers to keep things interesting. As witnesses turn up dead and car chases leave destruction in their wake, Jessie and Kendra learn just how far someone will go to keep the fate of one man hidden. But why? Together they must hunt down the lethal secrets of Blake's company, hell-bent on staying one step ahead of disaster.

Set in a hauntingly dark environment, the story follows a protagonist who finds solace and safety amidst chaos and uncertainty. As she navigates through this shadowy realm, she uncovers hidden truths and confronts her fears. Themes of resilience and self-discovery emerge as she learns to embrace her unique strengths, revealing the power of inner light in the face of overwhelming darkness. This journey highlights the contrast between vulnerability and strength, ultimately leading to profound personal transformation.

Eve Duncan returns as the popular heroine of Iris Johansen's latest suspense thriller, The Killing Game. A merciless killer on the hunt... An innocent child in his sights... A woman driven to the edge to stop him... THE KILLING GAME When nine skeletons are unearthed near Georgia's Talladega Falls, top forensic sculptor Even Duncan is called in to help with the investigation. But the killer knows Eve all too well: he knows about her murdered daughter whose body was never found. He knows that she will insist on identifying the skeletons - unable to resist that temptation of believing that one of them might be her daughter's. But that is only the beginning of the killer's sadistic game. Now Eve Duncan must match wits with the most dangerous of psychopaths. A man for whom life and death is no more than a game. A killing game. And he won't stop playing until he's got the prize he most wants: Eve's life.

The narrative centers around a gripping quest for a hidden Atlantean city, blending suspense and adventure. Written by bestselling author Iris Johansen and her award-winning son Roy, the story promises intense thrills as characters navigate the mysteries of this legendary civilization. Their journey is filled with unexpected twists, compelling motivations, and a race against time, making it a captivating read for fans of the thriller genre.

From #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Johansen comes a classic tale of opposites attracting--and finding love in the most unexpected places--as a feisty, beautiful P.I. falls for a haughty yet misunderstood prince.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen and Edgar Award--winning author Roy Johansen are back with Look Behind You, a novel featuring Kendra Michaels—hired gun for both the CIA and FBI. THE KILLER IS IN HER SIGHTS...AND ON HER TRAIL A serial killer is on the loose in San Diego. With each murder, random and mystifying objects are left behind. In this confusing array of evidence, only one thing is clear: each case requires the skills of Kendra Michaels, a hired gun for the CIA and FBI. Kendra, who was blind for most of her life before a revolutionary surgical procedure gave her sight, uses her acute powers of observation to solve some of the country’s most complex crimes. And this one is no exception. When the FBI discovers that the left-behind objects are souvenirs of previous unsolved serial murder cases, Kendra is called in to help. The latest crimes feature “holdback” characteristics never disclosed to the public—meaning that one single killer was behind the nation’s most notorious unsolved cases. . .and is back to challenge and taunt Kendra. As the body count rises, and a “dream team” of profilers becomes the newest target, it’s up to Kendra to defeat a psychopath whose terrifying plan has been years in the making.