Blink of an Eye

In bestseller Johansen and son’s engrossing eighth novel featuring FBI consultant Kendra Michaels (after 2020’s Hindsight), Kendra investigates the kidnapping of superstar singer Delilah Winter from the Hollywood Bowl during a performance. When the kidnappers demand a ransom of $20 million, dating-site billionaire Noah Calderon, who was once in a relationship with Delilah, agrees to provide the money, and Department of Justice black ops expert Adam Lynch, who has a complicated relationship with Kendra from Hindsight, is tapped to deliver it. When the delivery is aborted, the kidnappers demand an additional $5 million and ask Kendra’s friend Jessie Mercado, Delilah’s former security director, to make the delivery. Meanwhile, the FBI, Kendra, and Lynch tirelessly search for clues to the kidnappers’ identities. 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. [em]Agent: Andrea Cirillo, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Feb.) [/em]