Kendra Michaels Series: Book 12
Publication Date: June 23, 2026
Investigator Kendra Michaels—formerly blind and now with uniquely insightful observational skills in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes—returns in this action-packed novel from the #1 New York Times and Edgar Award-winning writing duo Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen.
When Kendra Michaels receives a cryptic message from her sometimes-paramour Adam Lynch, she concludes that he must be in extreme danger—the kind where he can’t trust his FBI and Justice department colleagues to rescue him. Lynch has saved Kendra’s life during past investigations so she’s immediately willing to put everything on the line for him.
With her heightened senses, honed in the dark before she regained her eyesight in a cutting-edge surgical procedure, Kendra knows she can do what the federal agents cannot. So along with private investigator Jessie Mercado, Kendra is soon following the first intriguing clue to London.
What they find there will lead to a chase with deadly stakes because Lynch is willing to risk it all to protect something he believes is bigger than himself. Something that could change life for everyone on the planet…if only they live long enough to share the truth.
With the latest installment in the Kendra Michaels series, authors Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen mark 12 adventures for the private investigator.
Their mother-son collaboration continues the high-quality standards set by Iris with the Eve Duncan series. Solid character development and plenty of action combine in Wait and See.
The story can easily be read as a standalone for readers just discovering the series. Kendra, whose sight was restored thanks to technological advances, possesses keen investigative skills.
At the center of this story is a cryptic message Kendra receives from Adam Lynch, who has saved her life countless times. He’s in trouble and needs Kendra to put clues together.
Kendra’s attention to detail puts her on a trail leading to a group determined to weaponize a technology for mass destruction.
Wait and See offers a thrilling next adventure for fans of the series.
Iris Johansen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pandora’s Daughter, Stalemate, Killer Dreams, On the Run, and many more. She lives near Atlanta, Georgia.
Roy Johansen began his professional writing career with his original screenplay for “Murder 101,” written in college and for which he won the national FOCUS (Films Of College and University Students) award, a competition sponsored by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Martin Scorsese. The screenplay was later produced for cable television and starred Pierce Brosnan. The “Murder 101” script was awarded the Edgar Allen Poe award in the Best Television Miniseries or Movie category from the Mystery Writers of America.
Later, Johansen collaborated with comic book legend Stan Lee in creating The Accuser superhero character, which appeared in a series of adventures from Stan Lee media. Johansen has written screenplays for Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Disney, and MGM.
More recently, Johansen has written several New York Times bestselling mystery novels, including THE ANSWER MAN, BEYOND BELIEF, DEADLY VISIONS, and the Kendra Michaels series (co-authored with Iris Johansen) that includes CLOSE YOUR EYES, SIGHT UNSEEN, THE NAKED EYE, NIGHT WATCH, LOOK BEHIND YOU, DOUBLE BLIND, HINDSIGHT, and BLINK OF AN EYE.
His next thriller, KILLER VIEW, will be released February 1, 2022.
