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ⓘ About Janet McGiffin
Janet McGiffin started out her series-writing career with three mystery novels published by Fawcett in New York and moved on to writing historical fiction after becoming fascinated with Byzantine history while living in Greece. Her work as a press officer for the Washington state Senate and teaching business English to foreign business executives at Berlitz in Manhattan contributed to the depth of her historical fiction as well as her talks and workshops. The Empress Irini series began as one book which grew until it was had to be divided into four. She lives in Manhattan and in Washington state and travels often to Greece where a Greek actress is recording her series as English-language audiobooks, and where she continues to write the next books in the series.
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Who is Janet McGiffin?
Janet McGiffin started out her series-writing career with three mystery novels published by Fawcett in New York and moved on to writing historical fiction after becoming fascinated with Byzantine history while living in Greece. Her work as a press officer for the Washington state Senate and teaching business English to foreign business executives at Berlitz in Manhattan contributed to the depth of her historical fiction as well as her talks and workshops. The Empress Irini series began as one book which grew until it was had to be divided into four.
Which Janet McGiffin series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Empress Irini series, the earliest of Janet McGiffin's multi-book series: it opens with Betrothal and Betrayal (2023) and runs to 4 books across 2023–2025, ending with The Price of Eyes (2025).
How many books has Janet McGiffin written?
Janet McGiffin has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1991 and 2025. 6 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Empress Irini series with 4 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Janet McGiffin's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Janet McGiffin's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Maxine St. Clair Mystery (2016–2017, 2 books) and Empress Irini (2023–2025, 4 books).
How are Janet McGiffin's books organised into series?
This guide splits Janet McGiffin's 11 books into 2 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Empress Irini (4 books, 2023–2025); Maxine St. Clair Mystery (2 books, 2016–2017).