I had some readers tell me they thought the ending of DROWNING opened the door to a sequel.  That was never my intention, but as time went on the notion began to grow on me. It took a while, but eventually an intriguing story idea took shape. Now, months later, voila: Body of Lies—the story of Lauren Jameson's dogged but ultimately futile struggle for redemption. First draft manuscript is finished, editing starts in February, hitting-the-shelves date should be early April. Til then . . .