ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to my editor, Wendy McCurdy, and my agent, Jessica Faust, for giving me the opportunity to write this book. I can only hope that this story is what they imagined.

Huge thanks also to Ritu Ghatourey, who so kindly gave me permission to begin this book with her wonderful quote about people and crayons. It couldn’t be more perfect.

When I was doing some research I landed upon The House History Man blog (http://househistoryman.blogspot.com). Paul K. Williams researches old homes, creating a genealogy for the house. It was from his blog that I learned the fascinating information that Emily Branscom shares at her book signing. My heartfelt thanks to Mr. Williams for allowing me to use this information in Color Me Murder. Any mistakes are my own.

And finally, I need to thank my family and friends for always being so supportive.