Flashback

by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen

Overview

Kendra Michaels uses her heightened powers of deduction to draw out a serial killer who has not been seen or heard from in over fifteen years. 

Chloe and Sloane Morgan were only children when their mother was the second victim of the Bayside Strangler. Now, after spending fifteen years trying to discover his identity, the sisters have suddenly vanished. Were they getting too close to the truth? The police consider their interest in the crime to be just a coincidence and have little motivation to pursue the cold case.
         Armed with the box of photos, videos, police reports, and notes gathered by the sisters over the years—plus the extraordinary senses from being blind before recovering her sight via a revolutionary surgical procedure—Kendra follows the sisters’ trail of clues.  Little does she realize that her search is about to unleash a long-dormant killer on San Diego.  With help from government agent-for-hire Adam Lynch, Kendra must race to discover the identity of an infamous killer, not only to save the lives of the two sisters but also untold others. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538726266
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	06/25/2024
Series:	Kendra Michaels Series , #11
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	12,829
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Iris Johansen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 50 consecutive bestsellers. Her series featuring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has sold over 20 million copies and counting and was the subject of the celebrated Lifetime movie The Killing Game. Johansen lives in Georgia and Florida.

Roy Johansen is an Edgar Award-winning author and the son of Iris Johansen. His acclaimed mysteries include Killer View, Deadly Visions, Beyond Belief, and The Answer Man. He has written screenplays for Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Disney, and MGM.

Iris and Roy have written more than eleven novels together, including the New York Times bestselling Kendra Michaels series.

Editorial Reviews

When the daughters of a victim of a serial killer go missing after 15 years, just as the serial killer apparently reappears, police call on Investigator Kendra Michaels to use her extraordinary observation skills to assist in solving their disappearances. Narrator Elisabeth Rodgers's strong characterization helps bring Kendra to life, along with her on-and-off boyfriend, Lynch, as they join forces. Rodgers creates a thoroughly believable group of supporting characters, highlighting their varied personalities, including the frustration of Kendra's friend Olivia and the cruelty of the sinister murderer. Rodgers injects just the right amount of wit and sarcasm into the dialogue between the two protagonists, while her spot-on timing keeps the tension building. K.J.P. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

AUGUST 2024 - AudioFile

2024-04-19
It looks as if the Bayside Strangler is back in business—and his nefarious designs are by no means limited to strangling.

Fifteen years ago, San Diego PD Detectives Todd Williams and Paula Chase’s search for Alyssa Morgan, a paraplegic single mother who’d gone missing, ended with the discovery of her hanging in Tecolote National Park. As it turned out, Alyssa would be the second of five young women the Bayside Strangler had killed before mysteriously stopping his work. Now Chloe and Sloane Morgan, the two daughters who’d dedicated their lives to finding out who made them orphans, have vanished as well. There’s no way that Kendra Michaels, a music therapist who was once blind and is now hypersensitive, will walk away from an appeal to join the hunt for them. The road to answers is strewn with both obstacles and distractions, from Kendra’s continuing romantic pursuit by freelance negotiator Adam Lynch to the murder of Paula Chase, whose retirement doesn’t keep her safe from an intruder looking for clues the Morgan sisters have dug up, to the return of the strangler, who seems determined to outdo his earlier tally in the present day. The authors reveal the killer’s identity early on, link his criminal enterprise to the shadowy Dayton Group—which has attracted the attention of the former attorney general in Washington—and give him a personal vendetta against Kendra. None of this imparts the slightest heft or urgency to this generic serial-killer-with-highly-placed-government-connections saga.

Such a shame that all those women died to so little effect. Pass the salt.

Kirkus Reviews

Suspenseful and full of surprises...You won’t be able to put this one down.”
 —FreshFiction.com

"The distinguishing premise of  Flashback is the creation of a female protagonist, Kendra Michaels, who approaches her cases with unusual sensory awareness. This rare asset is a fascinating device and a fresh one in the thriller canon."—NYJournalofBooks.com

"This is a well-written police procedural with a touch of government conspiracy.  Plus, of course, it’s great to catch up with the cast and characters from the earlier books in the series."—GoodBadandUnread.com

"Relentless action and dastardly villains keep the pages turning. Johansen...delivers the goods." —Publishers Weekly on Killer View

“[A] breakout direction for the prolific Johansen thriller franchise.” —Booklist on Killer View

"A thrilling blend of physical and psychological tension that showcases the fierce intelligence, grit, and determination of their female protagonists.” —Booklist on Blink of an Eye

“Engrossing… Kendra has ample opportunity to display her keen deductive skills as the suspenseful plot builds to an explosive finale. Series fans will be well satisfied.”—Publishers Weekly on Blink of an Eye

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