Iris Johansen
| Iris Johansen | |
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| Born | April 7, 1938 |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1983 - present |
| Genre | Romance fiction, suspense fiction, crime fiction |
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Iris Johansen (born April 7, 1938) is an American author of crime fiction and romance novels.
Johansen began writing after her children left home for college. She first achieved success in the early 1980s writing category romances. In 1991, Johansen began writing suspense historical romance novels, starting with the publication of The Wind Dancer. In 1996 Johansen switched genres, turning to crime fiction, with which she has had great success. She had seventeen consecutive New York Times bestsellers as of November 2006.[1]
Johansen was born in St Louis Missouri, and lives in Georgia and is married. Her son, Roy Johansen, is an Edgar Award-winning screenwriter and novelist. Her daughter, Tamara, serves as her research assistant.
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