Review: With Open Eyes:  An Original Short Story by Iris & Roy Johansen
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2012
Iris Johansen has always been one of the queens of suspense and this short story, written by Iris and Roy Johansen, is a great introduction and a good story to take a look at a new character named Kendra Michaels.  Kendra Michaels had been blind from birth until she had a stem cell procedure done and it restored her sight.  As a result of being blind for so many years, her other senses were highly developed and sharpened, and as a seeing person she was unusually observant.On this day in the story, Kendra is found by an old friend, Janet Sanders, who had taught her at her school for the vision impaired and had shown Kendra how to live comfortably with her blindness.  Now Janet was in a panic, having found Kendra and was frightened and on the verge of hyperventilating.  Janet had been to her boyfriend's house where there was blood all over the floors and walls, and her boyfriend, Dale, was not there.  Janet had heard through the grapevine that on occasion Kendra helped the police with certain cases and Janet wanted her to help find Dale.As a matter of fact, the police practically ridiculed Janet when she went to pick up her things at Dale's place and there was no sign of Dale or anything else.  It looked like our new protaganist, Kendra, was going to have her work cut out for her.Kendra is very likeable and is a wonderful friend to Janet.  I'm looking forward to reading Johansen's new book, "Close Your Eyes" which features Kendra Michaels. After the short story there is the Prologue and the first chapter available to read before the book is released in July 2012.  I enjoyed the story "With Open Eyes" very much and recommend it.