Kendra Michaels Books in Order
Kendra Michaels contains 13 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Close Your Eyes (2011) and the newest is Wait and See (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2011–2026
- Confirmed
- 13 of 13 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,789 in 8 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 46–70 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,789 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Kendra Michaels is a suspense series by Iris Johansen featuring the character Kendra Michaels. The series holds 13 books from Close Your Eyes (2011) to Wait and See (2026). With Open Eyes (2012), Sight Unseen (2014) and The Naked Eye (2015) come next in publication order. Iris Johansen is credited on 12 of the 13 books and Roy Johansen on 1. Subjects include murder, serial murders, conspiracy and women sleuths, and the Kendra Michaels series continues.
How many Kendra Michaels books are there?
Kendra Michaels has 13 books, released between 2011 and 2026.
Kendra Michaels Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Kendra Michaels books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Close Your Eyes2011 · 353 pages · confirmed 3/420113533/4
- 2With Open Eyes2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 3Sight Unseen2014 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/420143243/4
- 4The Naked Eye2015 · 325 pages · confirmed 3/420153253/4
- 5Night Watch2016 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/420163423/4
- 6Look Behind You2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/420163844/4
- 7Double Blind2018 · 325 pages · confirmed 3/420183253/4
- 8Hindsight2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 9Blink of an Eye2021 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420213523/4
- 10Killer View2022 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420223843/4
- 11More Than Meets the Eye2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 12Flashback2024 · confirmed 4/42024–4/4
- 13Wait and See2026 · confirmed 4/42026–4/4
Do you have to read Kendra Michaels books in order?
You should read the Kendra Michaels books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Kendra Michaels book also stands alone.
Where to start with Kendra Michaels
Start with Close Your Eyes (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kendra Michaels book?
Wait and See (2026) is the newest Kendra Michaels book released so far.
Is there a new Kendra Michaels book coming?
No next Kendra Michaels book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kendra Michaels at a glance
- Still running
- Kendra Michaels is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Kendra Michaels books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,789 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 347 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kendra Michaels books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 3 of the 13 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 13 titles, 12 are credited to Iris Johansen and 1 to Roy Johansen.
What the Kendra Michaels books are about
8 of the 13 Kendra Michaels books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 4 of 8 books
- Investigation 3 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 8 books
- Suspense 3 of 8 books
- Thrillers 3 of 8 books
- American literature 2 of 8 books
- Crime 2 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 8 books
- Serial murders 2 of 8 books
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