The story was good. I was not really very pleased by the way the narrator spoke, but I've heard worse. I think the reactions and behaviors of the characters was a little over done. I feel that the authors were stretching to make the story more compelling than it was. I've read some of the previous books, so it did not take long to understand what was happening and remember the players.
Overall, the book was ok not the best book I've ever read.

3.5 stars rounded down. This book wasn’t horrible but I’m not sure it was for me. So many parts of it were more cringe then I could handle. The mystery had me intrigued in the beginning but I felt like small reveals happened too fast and kind of took away some of the anticipation. I also was not super into the main characters (which may be because this is technically in a “series” with the MCs being regulars and I didn’t get that connection with them from only 1 book).
This genre that I refer to as mass market mystery might just not be for me. But if you’re in to that then this is the book for you!

If you are following this series, you might be quite pleased to know that you don't have to read a couple of hundred pages before Dr. Kendra Michaels off and on love interest former FBI Agent Adam Lynch appears in the story. He is here, front and center, at the very beginning.

Who is the inestimable Kendra Michaels? Blind for over twenty years, having honed her other senses to near perfection, and now with her life restored due to an experimental procedure, she is invaluable to multiple law agencies as a consultant. Her job, however, is a music therapist, so she is rather reluctant to step into some of the cases where they need her help.

In the most recent case brought to Kendra's attention, a young woman has been killed just a few blocks away from Kendra's condo. The woman had an envelope with an SD card inside. When Kendra views what looks like a video of a wedding reception, her reluctance to help is gone in an instant. Before Kendra can really begin to ascertain what is going on, the bride is abducted, and soon bodies are being strewn about.

Who is the killer this time? What is the motive? And will Kendra, along with friend and private investigator Jessie Mercado, and yes, Adam Lynch, be able to bring the killer to justice and stop any more senseless deaths? We also have FBI Agent Michael Griffin as part of the investigation. Because I love continuity and connecting characters, I would be remiss if I did not mention Olivia, another good friend of Kendra's and how they work well together during this difficult case.

If you have been reading the series in order as I have, you will have come to know the strong, intelligent, observant and amazing woman that is Kendra Michaels. You will also see how she has her friends to help her and how her exceptional skills, along with the expertise and resources of others all work towards stopping a killing spree. With excellent pacing, action and danger at just about every turn, Double Blind is an excellent addition to an already thrilling series.

I've liked the character Kendra, from the moment she was introduced. I’m so happy that things finally worked in her favor and the guard is going down. This one had so much going on and yet it was still so good and easy to follow. Some of the writing was a bit amateur in my opinion or else it would have been a five star rating. Other than that I have always enjoyed this series and look forward to the next one!

DNF: never read anything by them before. a few red flags early on, but the story was decent. i had to stop reading after kendra and lynch had their first sex scene, tho.
i don’t read mysteries/thrillers for sex, but if it’s done we’ll (i.e. tastefully) it’s ok. this was painfully bad, tho. read like a wannabe penthouse letter. and the last few lines had me laughing: “heat. heat. heat. heat!”
so, i assume the sex was hot, then?
trying WAY too hard to make it sexy and totally incongruous with the rest of the story. like an editor told them: ‘needs more spice! can you shoehorn a really “hot” sex scene in the middle of the book? that’s perfect.’
oh, and her blind neighbor, Olivia “seeing” kendra “ in that vestibule croaking”?
sigh.

Oh my… another winner from Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. I started the Kendra Michaels series about 2 books back and have not been able to pass up reading them. They are books that I know will entertain, keep my attention, and make me think while reading them.

With Double Blind we find Kendra pulled into another FBI investigation where someone is targeting guests at a wedding. A video of the wedding is given to Kendra and that is her only clue to start the investigation. While it was never really shared how Kendra had anything to do with the wedding, I came to the conclusion that her reputation was the reason that she was given the video with the assumption that her amazing skills to solve crimes would be put to use. Of course, this is exactly what Kendra does.

The crime part was interesting and I can easily see how it will feed into future books in this series but what I really enjoyed was the relationship between Kendra and Lynch. They circled each other, pushed each other, and never really confessed their feelings. I feel like they trust and like each other a lot but they don’t know how to open their hearts and lives to allow them to accept each other in their everyday lives. Double Blind’s ending set it up for there to be much more to come for these wonderful characters and I am excited to see where it will lead.

This was one of my favorites in the series so far.

LOVED having more Adam/Kendra moments but missed the stronger suspense element I've come to expect in this series. Of course, last time I was complaining about not having enough Adam. Overall, a great installment to the series and left me wanting book 7 even more!

This remains one of my favorite romantic suspense series.

I have read a lot of books by Iris Johansen, but I somehow had missed this series and ended up jumping in at #6 and it worked as a standalone. I now need to go back and read the first 5 in the series. While this is a mystery, it is not like the Eve Duncan series.

The main character, Kendra Michaels, was born blind but had a successful stem cell surgery and can now see. She uses her highly developed senses to occasionally help the FBI with cases. This story has several things going on in it from blindness, kidnappings, a multi-billion dollar company, murder, some romance and much more. Kendra is a sometimes likeable, often stubborn, strong and independent. This novel is high on dialogue and ends with setting up a sequel.

it was an entertaining, fast-paced novel and I look forward to reading the rest of the series. However, to me, the Eve Duncan series is much better and more polished than this one.