Iris Johansen

Iris Johansen
Born April 7, 1938 (1938-04-07) (age 73)
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Period 1983 - present
Genres Romance fiction, suspense fiction, crime fiction

www.irisjohansen.com

Iris Johansen (born April 7, 1938) is an American author of crime fiction and romance novels.

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Biography

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.[1]

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

Bibliography

Romance Novels

Contemporary romance

The Delaneys: The Shamrock Trinity
The Delaneys of Killaroo
The Delaneys; The untamed years I
The Delaneys; The untamed years II

Historical romance

Crime fiction novels

Recurring Characters

Featured characters:
Caitlin Vasaro
Alex Karazov
Jonathan Andreas
Chelsea Benedict
Kemal Nemid
Melis Nemid
Marisa Benedict
Principal characters
First appearance of forensic sculptor Eve Duncan
First appearance of police detective Joe Quinn
First appearance of billionaire industrialist John Logan
Second appearance of Eve Duncan
Second appearance of Joe Quinn
Second appearance of John Logan
First appearance of canine search & rescue specialist Sarah Patrick
First appearance of Jane Macguire
First appearance of Sean Galen
Second appearance of Sarah Patrick
Third appearance of John Logan
Third appearance by Eve Duncan
Third appearance by Joe Quinn
Second appearance by Sean Galen
Second appearance by Jane Macguire
Fourth appearance by Eve Duncan
Fourth appearance by Joe Quinn
Third appearance by Sean Galen (featured character).
Third appearance by Jane Macguire (featured character).
Jessica Riley
Melissa Riley
Michael Travis
Fourth appearance by Sean Galen
Second appearance by Jonathan Andreas
Second appearance by Chelsea Benedict
Elena Kyler
Fifth appearance by Sean Galen
First appearance by Judd Morgan
Alex Graham
Second appearance by Judd Morgan
Third appearance by Sarah Patrick
Third appearance by Jonathan Andreas
Third appearance by Chelsea Benedict
Second appearance by Melis Nemid
Fourth appearance by John Logan
Third appearance by Melis Nemid
First appearance by Jed Kelby
Second appearance by Kemal Nemid
Fifth appearance by Eve Duncan
Fifth appearance by Joe Quinn
Fourth appearance by Jane Macguire
First appearance by Mark Trevor
Sixth appearance by Eve Duncan
Fifth appearance by Jane Macguire
Second appearance by Mark Trevor
Sixth appearance by Joe Quinn
Second appearance by Jock Gavin
Second appearance by MacDuff
Sixth appearance by Jane Macguire
Seventh appearance by Eve Duncan
Seventh appearance by Joe Quinn
Seventh appearance by Jane Macguire
First appearance by Luis Montalvo
Sixth appearance by Sean Galen
First appearance by Megan Blair
First appearance by Renata
Eighth appearance by Eve Duncan
Eighth appearance by Joe Quinn
Second appearance by Megan Blair
Second appearance by Luis Montalvo
Eighth appearance by Jane Macguire
Fourth appearance by Sarah Patrick
Ninth appearance by Eve Duncan
Ninth appearance by Joe Quinn
Third appearance by Megan Blair
Third appearance by Luis Montalvo
Ninth appearance by Jane Macguire
Second appearance by Renata
First appearance by Seth Caleb
Tenth appearance by Eve Duncan
Tenth appearance by Joe Quinn
Tenth appearance by Jane Macguire
Second appearance by Seth Caleb
Third appearance by Jock Gavin
Third appearance by MacDuff
Eleventh appearance by Eve Duncan
Eleventh appearance by Joe Quinn
First appearance by Catherine Ling
Twelfth appearance by Eve Duncan
Twelfth appearance by Joe Quinn
Fourth appearance by Luis Montalvo
Second appearance by Catherine Ling
First appearance by John Gallo
Thirteenth appearance by Eve Duncan
Thirteenth appearance by Joe Quinn
Eleventh appearance by Jane Macguire
Third appearance by Catherine Ling
Second appearance by John Gallo

Non-series

With Roy Johansen

References

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