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  “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

  Chasing the Night

  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

  Beyond Belief

  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.

  Close your eyes / Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. — 1st ed.

  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