Acknowledgments

The Sophie Kimball Mysteries would never have seen the light of day if it wasn’t for the folks behind the scenes who believed in us and supported us every step of the way. Our agent, Dawn Dowdle, at Blue Ridge Literary Agency and our Kensington editor, Tara Gavin, gave us those first breaks with Booked 4 Murder. We are, and will be, forever grateful to them for making J.C. Eaton a reality.

We are fortunate to have a topnotch team of “first responders” who review our drafts, catch our blunders and keep us on track. Thank you Ellen Lynes, Susan Morrow, Suzanne Scher and Susan Schwartz. Your eagle eyes are amazing. And to our “technical responders” Beth Cornell, Larry Finkelstein and Gale Leach, we could not have managed without your expertise.

Finally, to the original book club ladies in Sun City West who make solving domestic murders an everyday thing, we thank you for getting us hooked on cozies. Kenlyn Boyd, Polly Cameron, Audrey Ellis, Judie Ives, Ellen Janicki, Geri Lahti, Janet McNamara, Arlene Peterson, Louise Rossignol, Liz Walter and Gêne Stickles, keep up the sleuthing.

And to the entire Sun City West Community, thanks for giving us the inspiration. We love calling this place home.

 

Ann I. Goldfarb and James E. Clapp, writing as J. C. Eaton