Thanks very much to my editor, Kate Elton, and my team at Victoria Sanders and Associates, including but not limited to Victoria Sanders, Diane Dickensheid, Bernadette Baker-Baughman and Jessica Spivey. There are so many folks at HarperCollins International and Morrow who should be thanked: Liate Stehlik, Heidi Richter-Ginger, Kaitlin Harri, Chantal Restivo-Alessi, Samantha Hagerbaumer and Julianna Wojcik. Also a big hats off to all the fantastic divisions I visited last year and the folks I got to spend time with in Miami. I also want to include Eric Rayman on the team roster—thank you for all you do.
Writing this book took me down many different research paths, some of which did not end up being incorporated into the book, but I have a list of folks who were crucial to helping me capture certain moods and feelings. My good friend and fellow author Sara Blaedel put me in contact with Anne Mette Goddokken and Elisabeth Alminde for some Norwegian background. Another fantastic author and friend, Regula Venske, spoke to me about Germany; I so regret that only one percent of our fascinating conversation in Düsseldorf made it into the narrative. Elise Diffie gave me some help with cultural touchstones. I am very grateful to both Brandon Bush and Martin Kearns for offering insight into the life of a professional pianist. A very heartfelt thank you goes to Sal Towse and Burt Kendall, my dear friends and resident San Francisco experts.
Sarah Ives and Lisa Palazzolo won the “have your name appear in the next book” contests. Adam Humphrey, I hope you’re enjoying all the winning.
To my daddy—thank you so much for taking care of me while I’m in the throes of writing and trying to navigate life. Best for last to DA, my heart, for being nobody, too.