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Book Details
Father Lost Child Found: (Chic Charlie)
Australian Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Publisher : Stanley Press
Publication date : September 20, 2025
Paperback
Print length : 236 pages
ISBN-10 : 1763510034
ISBN-13 : 978-1763510036
Digital
Print length : 186 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1763510029
ASIN : B0F7JTL4SJ
Galina-Elizabeta Ivanof’s father died in an accident on an oil platform, twenty-four years ago.
During a speech at a funeral, doubts are raised about the cause of Aleksandr Ivanof’s death,
sending Galina on a dangerous search for the truth.
Charlotte Wyatt-Harmon has taken a break in cycling from Hua Hin to Phuket. While shopping
at markets near the border with Myanmar, someone leaves a child in her basket, sending
Charlotte on a frantic search for the mother.
Mason Murray is a journalist with a personal interest in crop circles. Some believe these patterns
were created by extraterrestrials and Mason is determined to find out for himself.
These amateur sleuths learn that everyone is hiding something: a secret, a spy, even an alien
presence.
FATHER LOST, CHILD FOUND delivers a twisty-turny plot until the very last page.
Author Interview
What is your favorite part of this book and why?
There were a couple of scenes that I loved writing in Father Lost Child Found. Spoiler alert. You may want to skip to Question 2 here, if you don’t want reveals.
Firstly, at the cemetery, listening to Alexandr Ivanof’s work colleague’s last message. I was prompted to write this scene after I’d listened to a podcast where people had written a message about how they felt about other people, that they asked to read at their funeral. Then I discovered that it’s common to have cemeteries and graveside services in the forest in Estonia. I found a beautiful one called Metsakalmistu Cemetery that was near Pirita, not too far from Tallin.
Secondly, when Galina meets her father again in the cabin after 24 years. There is such an explosive pot of emotions in this scene.
And then when Galina is reunited on the pier with Seb at Port of Civitavecchia in Rome. (I so love the character of Seb and give him a chance to shine here.)
If you could spend time with a character from your book whom would it be? And what would you do during that day?
I’d like to spend a day with Pixie interviewing her for a book. She’s a perky character with a lot of knowledge about life somewhere else.
What books/authors have most inspired you?
There are so many that both inspire and are wonderful role models for great writing. A few include Michael Robotham, Ken Follett, Terry Hayes, Gail Honeyman, Fiona McIntosh and Kristin Hannah. They all create rich characters and great storylines.
Are your characters based off real people or did they all come entirely from your imagination?
Galina is drawn from several people who I know, who exist only in the literary world or who I have seen and taken photos of during my travels. She’s based a little bit upon Stieg Larsson’s detective character, Lisbeth Salander, in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, that was apparently inspired by a grown-up version of the children’s character Pippi Longstocking. Lisbeth challenges societal norms, particularly regarding gender roles. She refuses to conform to expectations and maintains her independence at all costs. This makes her a symbol of empowerment, particularly for women who see in her a figure of strength and self-reliance. I also like the fact that she makes morally ambiguous decisions. Galina-Elizabeta Ivanof is a much, much softer version of Lisbeth.
This is how Galina introduces herself to the other competitors at the start of the survival competition in the novel Alone with a Tasman Tiger, which comes before Father Lost Child Found.
‘I’m thirty-six. You are unlikely to remember my name so you can call me Betty. My mother is Estonian, my father was Australian. He died. What are my strengths?’ She spat on the ground.
‘I’ve killed a bear. Does that count? Yes, the bear was protected but my dog was not. I’ve spent many nights in the forest in Estonia. I think that will be useful. There are few things that frighten me. To relax I smoke. When I can’t smoke, I play the drums. I’ve entered this game because, well, why not?’
Later on in the story, she reveals her feistiness when a man attempts to pick her up in a bar…
‘Hello gorgeous. Which yacht did you sail in on?’
Galina swiveled around in her chair and looked at the inebriated sailor wearing a shirt identifying him as crew of the Eagle Express. It was obvious from the tone of his question, and the glassy look in his eyes that he was hoping to leverage his team’s recent race success, to success in other areas.
‘I’m not a sailor,’ she replied.
‘Then a model, perhaps?’ he asked. Galina sighed and regarded the man carefully.
‘No. I work at an abattoir. My specialty is disemboweling pigs.’ The man froze, suddenly lost for
words.
What made you want to become a writer?
Writing gives you the opportunity to live another life, a wilder life. You can solve problems that you thought were unsolvable; get a person into and then out of an impossible situation. It also gives you the opportunity to have the perfect response in a conversation. Isn’t it frustrating when you think of the best thing to say two minutes after someone’s made their remark and moved onto another topic.
I’ve loved reading stories that make a deep emotional connection and am always trying to make this connection in my writing too.
About Jane Ellyson
Jane Ellyson has written six novels across the action, adventure and romance genres. Having
lived in Europe and Asia, in addition to her native Australia, her stories frequently visit beautiful
locations. She currently lives at Possum Creek, just out of Bangalow in northern New South
Wales, Australia – well she would if she was real – rather than being the pen name of someone
who would prefer to remain anonymous.
Previous novels include:
Over Byron Bay
Substitute Child
Roman Roulette
Missing in Myanmar
Nonsense in the North
An Extraordinary Wedding
Alone with a Tasman Tiger
Author Links
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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JaneEllysonAuthor
Threads https://www.threads.net/@janeellyson
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-ellyson-11627a127/
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TOUR PARTICIPANTS
November 17 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
November 18 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
November 19 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
November 19 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT
November 20 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
November 21 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
November 22 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
November 23 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
November 23 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
November 24 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
November 24 – Hall Ways Blog – SPOTLIGHT
November 25 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
November 26 – Salty Inspirations – CHARACTER GUEST POST
Giveaway
$10 US, Canadian, or Australian Amazon Gift Voucher and one signed copy of Father Lost Child Found : (Chic Charlie) by Jane Ellyson
