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Welcome to my website! I hope you’ll stay awhile and browse the pages, particularly the Newsletter page, which is chockfull of information for readers and writers—a “new” letter four times a year. In addition to the current issue, you’ll find Archives that include all back issues.

Previously, I reported here on The Lost Years, a novel I’d been working on for a long time. It was finally released in 2007; however, the title has changed—same book I discussed earlier, same World War II mystery, just a different title. That book is now called Vanished and is available at all of the online bookstores listed on my Ordering Information page. It has an intriguing cover, designed at the publishing house, depicting old letters (the clue to the mystery) and roses (referring to the woman who received those letters 50 years ago).

The cover of Chain of Deception depicts the typical Irish countryside—very green, absolutely lovely. I’ve made three trips to that beautiful country, and each time it has captured my heart completely. I hope that after reading this book, you, too, will be enchanted and want to visit. Bob Dixon has once again created beautiful illustrations to enhance the story. My personal favorite is his drawing of someone discovered at Reilly Castle … well, I can’t tell you who it is and spoil the story, now can I?

The tree on the cover of Discovery In Time is The Big Oak, a 322-year-old liveoak in downtown Thomasville, Georgia. It is held in such esteem that it has its own doctor; and, there are stiff fines for vehicles that nick its branches. The cover-artist, Bob Dixon, also has drawn five illustrations that appear within the pages of the book. (Look for more about Bob on the Biography Page.)

So what comes next? My novels (so far) are “search” stories, someone searching for something illusive. In Chain of Deception it is a missing family; in Discovery In Time it is a missing child; in Vanished it is a young man who disappeared during World War II. Currently, I’m working on a novel whose characters are searching for a lost love. Two sweethearts were separated 20 years before, one choosing to leave no trace of his whereabouts; yet both want desperately to return to the love they once knew. In addition to a Florida setting, the action moves to two countries dear to my heart—Wales and England. Again, I promise an ending that is upbeat and satisfying. You can count on it! Tentative title is The Locket.

I do enjoy hearing from my readers. If you’d like to send me a note, the address is: janet@janetlitherland.com.