Iris Johansen Books in Order
Iris Johansen is an American thriller and romantic suspense author best known for the Eve Duncan series, featurijng a forensic sculptor whose personal tragedy drives her to identify victims and bring closure to grieving families. The series has sold over 20 million copies and was adapted into a 2011 Lifetime film. Iris Johansen is a #1 New York Times bestselling author with more than 50 consecutive bestsellers written so far.
This page lists all Iris Johansen books in order, the Eve Duncan, Catherine Ling, Kendra Michaels, Hannah Bryson, Logan Tanner, and Kira Drake series, along with her standalone thrillers and romance novels. Several of the Kendra Michaels and Hannah Bryson books are co-authored with her son, Roy Johansen.
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Eve Duncan Series (Books in Order)
The Eve Duncan series follows forensic sculptor Eve Duncan, who uses her skill at reconstructing faces from skulls to help identify crime victims, work that became much more personal after her young daughter Bonnie was kidnapped and murdered. Set mostly in Georgia, the series also includes friends and family around Eve, such as ex-Navy SEAL Joe Quinn and Eve’s adopted daughter Jane MacGuire, who becomes more important in the later books. The series has three self-contained trilogies: Eve/Quinn/Bonnie, Taking Eve/Hunting Eve/Silencing Eve, and Shadow Play/Hide Away/Night and Day, which are best read as mini trilogies within the larger series.
Reading Order
- The Face of Deception, 1998
- The Killing Game, 1999
- The Search, 2000
- Body of Lies, 2002
- Blind Alley, 2004
- Countdown, 2005
- Stalemate, 2006
- Quicksand, 2008
- Blood Game, 2009
- Eight Days to Live, 2010
- Chasing The Night, 2010
- Eve, 2011
- Quinn, 2011
- Bonnie, 2011
- Sleep No More, 2012
- Taking Eve, 2013
- Hunting Eve, 2013
- Silencing Eve, 2013
- Shadow Play, 2015
- Hide Away, 2016
- Night and Day, 2016
- Mind Game, 2017
- Shattered Mirror, 2018
- Dark Tribute, 2019
- Smokescreen, 2019
- The Persuasion, 2020
- The Bullet, 2021
- A Face to Die For, 2022
- Captive, 2022
- The Survivor, 2023
- The Death Mask, 2025
Catherine Ling Series (Books in Order)
The Catherine Ling spin-off series follows CIA intelligence operative Catherine Ling, a highly skilled agent who first appeard in the Eve Duncan books before getting her own series. Set in the world of secret government spy operations, the books take Catherine through highly dangerous missions that are related to her complicated past.
Reading Order
- Chasing The Night, 2010
- What Doesn’t Kill You, 2012
- Live to See Tomorrow, 2014
- Your Next Breath, 2015
- Vendetta, 2018
Kendra Michaels Series (Books in Order)
The Kendra Michaels series follows consultant Kendra Michaels, who spent the first twenty years of her life blind and gained extraordinarily sharp observational skills in the form of heightened senses after a surgical procedure restored her sight. She now uses these skills to help the FBI and local law enforcement in San Diego with criminal investigations. She often works together with agent Adam Lynch and bodyguard Jessie Mercado. Kendra Michaels also first appeared in the Eve Duncan universe before getting her own series.
Co-authored with Roy Johansen.
Reading Order
- Close Your Eyes, 2011
- With Open Eyes, 2012
- Sight Unseen, 2014
- The Naked Eye, 2015
- Night Watch, 2016
- Look Behind You, 2017
- Double Blind, 2018
- Hindsight, 2020
- Blink of an Eye, 2021
- Killer View, 2022
- More Than Meets The Eye, 2023
- Flashback, 2024
- Wait and See, 2026
Hannah Bryson Series (Books in Order)
The Hannah Bryson series follows marine architect Hannah Bryson specialized in submersibles who gets involved in high-tech conspiracies and international espionage cases related to global threats often involving marine technology.
Co-authored with Roy Johansen.
Reading Order
- Silent Thunder, 2008
- Shadow Zone, 2010
Logan Tanner Series (Books in Order)
The Logan Tanner series follows wealthy professional gambler Logan Tanner with a secret past who enters dangerous situations that are tied to organized crime and international intrigue. In the currently one book in the series, he causes conflict between various Mafia bosses in order to save Lara Balkon.
Reading Order
- High Stakes, 2021
Kira Drake Series (Books in Order)
The Kira Drake series follows specialist investigator Kira Drake who works with a trained search-and-rescue dog, as she helps authorities to hunt down violent criminals around the world.
Reading Order
- On the Hunt, 2024
Standalone Novels
- The Ugly Duckling, 1994
- Long After Midnight, 1997
- And Then You Die, 1997
- No One To Trust, 2002
- Dead Aim, 2002
- Fatal Tide, 2003
- Firestorm, 2004
- On The Run, 2005
- Killer Dreams, 2006
- Pandora’s Daughter, 2007
- Dark Summer, 2008
- Deadlock, 2009
- Storm Cycle, 2009 (with Roy Johansen)
- The Perfect Witness, 2014
- No Easy Target, 2017
- Chaos, 2020
Short Story Anthologies
Historical and Contemporary Romance Series
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Clanad Series (Historical Romance)
Publication Order
- The Lady and the Unicorn, 1983
- The Last Bridge Home, 1987
- Across the River of Yesterday, 1987
- Magnificent Folly, 1989
- A Tough Man to Tame, 1991
Donovan Enterprises Series (Contemporary Romance)
Publication Order
- Stormy Vows, 1983
- Tempest at Sea, 1983
Reluctant Lark Series (Contemporary Romance)
Publication Order
- The Reluctant Lark, 1983
- The Bronzed Hawk, 1983
Sedikhan Series (Contemporary Romance)
Publication Order
- The Golden Barbarian, 1991
- The Golden Valkyrie, 1984
- The Trustworthy Redhead, 1984
- Capture the Rainbow, 1984
- Touch the Horizon, 1984
- A Summer Smile, 1985
- And the Desert Blooms, 1986
- Always, 1986
- Everlasting, 1986
- Til the End of Time, 1986
- The Last Bridge Home, 1987
- Across the River of Yesterday, 1987
- Star Light, Star Bright, 1987
- The Man from Half Moon Bay, 1988
- Blue Skies and Shining Promises, 1988
- Magnificent Folly, 1989
- Notorious, 1990
- A Tough Man to Tame, 1991
Santa Flores Series (Contemporary Romance)
Publication Order
- No Red Roses, 1984
- Return to Santa Flores, 1984
White Satin Series (Contemporary Romance)
Publication Order
- White Satin, 1985
- Blue Velvet, 1985
- And the Desert Blooms, 1986
Wind Dancer Series (Historical Romance)
Publication Order
- The Wind Dancer, 1991
- Storm Winds, 1991
- Reap the Wind, 1997
- Final Target, 2001
Lion’s Bride Series (Historical Romance)
Publication Order
- Lion’s Bride, 1996
- The Treasure, 2008
Other Contributed Series
- York, The Renegade, 1986 (Shamrock Trinity)
- Matilda, the Adventuress, 1987 (Delaneys of Killaroo series)
- Wild Silver, 1988 (Delaneys the Untamed Years series)
- This Fierce Splendor, 1988 (Delaney Dynasty series)
- Satin Ice, 1988 (Delaneys the Untamed Years II series)
Standalone Romance Novels
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- The Forever Dream, 1985
- The Spellbinder, 1987
- One Touch of Topaz, 1988
- Strong, Hot Winds, 1988
- Wicked Jake Darcy, 1989
- Tender Savage, 1990
- An Unexpected Song, 1990
- Winter Bride, 1992
- The Tiger Prince, 1992
- Star-Spangled Bride, 1993
- The Magnificent Rogue, 1993
- The Beloved Scoundrel, 1994
- Midnight Warrior, 1994
- Dark Rider, 1995
Iris Johansen Biography
Iris Johansen is an American author best known for her romantic suspense, thriller novels and romance books. Her most famous series is Eve Duncan, which sparked the creation of the Katherine Ling, and Kendra Michaels spin-off series, followed by the standalone Hannah Bryson, Logan Tanner, and Kira Drake series.
Iris Johansen was born on April 7, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri and later moved to Georgia where she currently lives with her family. She began writing after her children left home for college, starting out with romance novels in the early 1980s. Her first published novel was Touch the Horizon in 1984.
She changed genres to historical romantic suspense in 1991 with The Wind Dancer, then made the move to modern romantic suspense with The Ugly Duckling in 1996. The following year she launched the Eve Duncan series with The Face of Deception, which became the major series of her career. With it, she became a #1 New York Times bestselling author, with more than 50 consecutive bestsellers across a career of more than 40 years.
Iris Johansen has collaborated extensively with her son, Roy Johansen, who is himself an Edgar Award-winning screenwriter and novelist, on the Kendra Michaels and Hannah Bryson series and a standalone novel. Her daughter, Tamara, works as her research assistant.
Iris Johansen Book Adaptations
The Killing Game – adapted into the Lifetime television film The Killing Game (2011)
Iris Johansen Awards and Honors
Awards
- Romantic Times Historical Romance (1996)
- Romantic Times Suspense Award (1999)
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Thriller (2016)
Nominations and Shortlists
- Flashback – ITW Award for Best Series Novel (2025)
I think I”ve read the complete Eve Duncan series, but haven’t read where she finds Bonnies grave, which book is it.
She was digging the grave in Bonnie – I don’t want to give away more spoilers.
its it the books that are called eve then Quinn then bonnie. in bonnie u will find out how she died and where she was buried. great books
Iris Johansen is my favorite mystery writer. And I adore her books about Eve and her friends.
I have a lot of Iris Johanson boos and look for the ones I don’ t have. One day I will own them all. She is one heck of a writer. I have loved every book I have read. I will admit the Eve Duncan books are my favorite.
Iris Johansen is my all time favorite author…lover her books!!!!
I just read my first Iris Johansen book, Bonnie. It certainly won’t be my last by this author. The perfect book for a vacation day of reading.
hello
i read most of eve duncan series, i didn’t do it in order
i ended re-reading bonnie book twice, i really enjoyed eve duncan
series.
i would love cathering ling series
I have added the Cathering Ling series at your request. Since there are only 3 books at the moment, rather than starting a new page for them, I have added them right here. Afterall they are a spin-off series from Even Duncan, so they deserve to be listed together.
You do not list Your Next Breath as a Catherine Ling book? I have it. It was first published in April 2015.
Your Next Breath is listed at the very bottom of the page as #4 in the Catherine Ling book.
The first book I read was Quicksand and then Blood Game. Now I am reading Eight Days to Live and the next will be Chasing the Night. Then I will hope to find the next book or find the beginning of the series. If her books are the only ones I’ll ever read, that will be just fine with me.
i have become hooked on them I almost don’t want to finish the series..i have about 5 books left including the ling series
I just found Iris about three months ago and put her down. I hope she writes more. Thanks
Both Killer Dreams and No One to Trust are identified as Eve Duncan books. Where do they fall in the Series, I did not find them in the list of 19. Thanks
Killer Dreams is about Sophie Dunston, a therapist, and No One To Trust is about Elena Kyler, a trained assassin. Both are romantic suspense novels, but neither is in the Eve Duncan series.
In No One To Trust Elena falls in love with Galen whom appeared in more than one Eve Duncan novel as a friend of Logan’s. Their relationship is mentioned in Dead Aim so it comes before that.
I’m also trying to read this series in order but am having trouble finding an accurate list of the correct order, too. In Dead Aim, Elena is already married to Galen. She’s not mentioned in 1, 2, 3, 4 on this list. I haven’t read No One To Trust but if she is falling in love with Galen in it, then that book must come immediately before Dead Aim.
BTW, Dead Aim was completely missing from the series list that I was following on another website so I read 3 books past that one before I realized that I had missed it. I dislike missing books in a series and learning stuff ahead of time that should be revealed slowly in previous books.
If Killer Dreams has any characters from the Eve Duncan series (Eve, Joe, Galen, Logan, Sarah, Jane, Elena), then where does it fall in the series order?
I’m Googling to find an accurate series list. I found one labeled as “Eve Duncan & Friends.” It lists Fatal Tide and Firestorm as coming after Dead Aim but before Blind Alley. From the descriptions, they don’t seem to include Eve Duncan but do include characters from previous books.
I have read these from the beginning with the “friends” books in order in the series. The order I read them in so far is: 1. The Face of Deception, 2. The Killing Game, 3. The Search, 4. Body of Lies, 5. No One to Trust, 6. Dead Aim, 7. Fatal Tide, 8. Blind Alley, 9. Countdown, 10. Killer Dreams, 11. Stalemate, 12. Pandora’s Daughter, 13. Quicksand, 14. Dark Summer, 15. Blood Game, 16. Eight Days to Live, 17. Chasing the Night, 18. Eve, 19. Quinn, 20. Bonnie, 21. What Doesn’t Kill You (not read), 22. Sleep No More (Not Read), 23. Taking Eve, 24. Hunting Eve, 25. Silencing Eve. I haven’t read the last few books after Silencing Eve yet either but believe that “Live to See Tomorrow” comes after “Silencing Eve” and then Shadow Play, Hide Away and Night and Day. I believe that catches up the list.
What is the exact order of the eve Duncan series
No One To Trust– is actually not an Eve Duncan book (or Ling, or Michaels) but it does happen in the general Duncan universe. It tells the story of how Sean Galen and his wife meet. It can be read at any time but best after the Eve/Quinn/Bonnie trio.
Iris Johansen is one of my all time favorite authors!! I think I have read most of her books!!!