“You’re dreaming.”
“Am I?”
She met his eyes, and for that moment, she could almost believe that the scenario he had built would come true.
“Don’t worry about it,” Lynch said gently. “I wouldn’t do anything to hurt you. It will always be your choice.”
“Dammit, you’re soothing me again.” She jerked her gaze away as the elevator started to descend. “And you’re damn right it will be my choice. How arrogant can you get?”
He threw back his head and laughed. “You’ll have to see, won’t you? At the least, I promise I’ll be the ultimate challenge for you.” His eyes were suddenly glittering with sly mischief. “And you know you can never resist a challenge, Kendra.”
ALSO BY IRIS JOHANSEN AND ROY JOHANSEN
Shadow Zone
Storm Cycle
Silent Thunder
ALSO BY IRIS JOHANSEN
What Doesn’t Kill You
Bonnie
Quinn
Eve
Eight Days to Live
Blood Game
Deadlock
Dark Summer
Quicksand
Pandora’s Daughter
Stalemate
An Unexpected Song
Killer Dreams
On the Run
Countdown
Blind Alley
ALSO BY ROY JOHANSEN
Deadly Visions
The Answer Man
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
IRIS JOHANSEN is the New York Times bestselling author of Eve, Quinn, Bonnie, What Doesn’t Kill You, Chasing the Night, Eight Days to Live, Blood Game, Deadlock, Dark Summer, Pandora’s Daughter, Quicksand, Killer Dreams, On the Run, Countdown, Firestorm, Fatal Tide, Dead Aim, No One to Trust, and more.
ROY JOHANSEN is an Edgar Award–winning author and the son of Iris Johansen. He has written many well-received mysteries, including Deadly Visions, Beyond Belief, and The Answer Man.
Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen have together written Shadow Zone, Storm Cycle, and Silent Thunder.
Visit www.irisjohansen.com
www.royjohansen.com
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously.
CLOSE YOUR EYES. Copyright © 2012 by Johansen Publishing LLLP, and Roy Johansen. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Cover design by Rob Grom
Cover photograph of woman © Bill Miles
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Johansen, Iris.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-312-61161-3 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4299-4251-5 (e-book)
1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation—Officials and employees—Fiction. 2. Blind women—Fiction. 3. Murder—Investigation—Fiction. 4. Conspiracy—Fiction. I. Johansen, Roy. II. Title.
PS3560.O275C58 2012
813'.54—dc23
2012007561
e-ISBN 9781429942515
First Edition: July 2012