Other suspense novels by Johansen include The Search (2000); The Killing Game (1999); The Face of Deception (1998); and The Ugly Duckling (1996). The Ugly Duckling is the story of Nell Palmer, whose husband and daughter are killed by a drug cartel.

Her goal in life becomes revenge when she meets Nicholas Tanek who trains her to be a guerrilla. The Face of Deception introduces Eve Duncan, a forensic sculptor whose mission is to identify remains of lost children so they can be returned to their parents. She has lost a child, eight-year-old Bonnie, whose body is missing. The Killing Game continues Eve's work with forensic sculpture and a body that could be her daughter's. The Search utilizes characters from The Killing Game, with Sarah Patrick, a supporting character who is now the protagonist.

Wind Dancer (1991), Storm Winds (1991), and Reap the Wind (1991) comprise a trilogy that follows a family from...