West Texas author Betty Johansen announces Lilli's Song, a Christian cozy mystery about a 14-year-old girl who vanishes from a Texas town known for UFO sightings, leaving her family to question whether aliens or something else is responsible.
-- The Christian cozy mystery, available for purchase on Amazon, explores an unusual disappearance in small-town Texas through a lens that blends traditional mystery elements with unexplained phenomena. Lilli's Song centers on a missing teenager in Skyport, a fictional Panhandle community with a long history of alleged extraterrestrial activity.
To learn more about Lilli's Song, go to https://bettyjohansen.com/lillis-song/
The book's protagonist, 14-year-old Lilli, is described as bright, gentle, and well-loved by family and friends. When she disappears along with her zebra Hubble, investigators face competing theories. Traditional law enforcement suspects a predator, but many Skyport residents believe aliens from the planet Soteria may have taken her for study purposes.
Author Betty Johansen sets the mystery in UFO Central, leveraging the Texas Panhandle's real association with unexplained sightings. The story asks readers to consider multiple possibilities while following the investigation into Lilli's whereabouts. The narrative includes a character named Aziz, presented as a potential alien who might have "beamed up" the teenager and her unusual pet.
"The book fits into the cozy mystery category, which means families can read it without encountering explicit content or graphic violence," Johansen said. "I wanted to write something that honors both mystery traditions and faith-based values."
Johansen brings her West Texas roots to the story, having lived in the region her entire life. Her previous novels include Darkness Under His Feet, Out of Darkness, and Hawaiian Wildflower. The author spent decades as a science teacher before transitioning to full-time writing, teaching chemistry and integrated physics to middle and high school students.
Lilli's Song differs from typical missing person mysteries by introducing the UFO element early rather than treating it as a twist. The dual-track investigation allows readers to weigh evidence supporting both the criminal and extraterrestrial theories. Johansen maintains the cozy mystery standard throughout, avoiding profanity and graphic content while building suspense through character development and plot progression.
The book is available through online retailers and the author's website, which includes sample chapters.
For more information about Lilli's Song and other Christian mysteries, visit https://bettyjohansen.com
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Name: Betty Johansen
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Organization: Wordsmith World
Address: Texas, Big Spring, Texas 79720, United States
Website: https://bettyjohansen.com/
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