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ⓘ About Roy Johansen
Roy Johansen is one of the acclaimed authors from The United States, who likes to write mystery and suspense novels. He is particularly famous for collaborating with his mother named Iris Johansen, who is also a well established author herself. Author Johansen is also popular as a screenwriter. Under this profession, he is known to have worked on projects for MGM, Universal, Disney, Warner Bros, and United Artists. The screenplay, written by him for Murder 101 was used for cable television production. It went on to win the Focus and Edgar Awards. He started his writing career in the year 1999 with the release of his debut book titled The Answer Man. Since then, he has written several books in his career, mostly as a co-author. Recently, he started writing independently.
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Storm Cycle
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2009 Co-authored · Iris Johansen
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Who is Roy Johansen?
Roy Johansen is one of the acclaimed authors from The United States, who likes to write mystery and suspense novels. He is particularly famous for collaborating with his mother named Iris Johansen, who is also a well established author herself. Author Johansen is also popular as a screenwriter.
Which Roy Johansen series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Kendra Michaels series, the earliest of Roy Johansen's multi-book series: it opens with Close Your Eyes (2011) and runs to 13 books across 2011–2026, ending with Wait and See (2026).
How many books has Roy Johansen written?
Roy Johansen has 19 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2026. 17 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Kendra Michaels series with 13 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Roy Johansen's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Roy Johansen's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Joe Bailey, Spirit Basher (2001–2003, 2 books), Hannah Bryson (2008–2010, 2 books) and Kendra Michaels (2011–2026, 13 books).
How are Roy Johansen's books organised into series?
This guide splits Roy Johansen's 19 books into 3 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Kendra Michaels (13 books, 2011–2026); Hannah Bryson (2 books, 2008–2010); Joe Bailey, Spirit Basher (2 books, 2001–2003).