Thanks to my editor, Jane Wood, who has done so much to bring this series of novels to life, and to my agent, Rebecca Carter, of Janklow and Nesbit, for her unflagging support. My gratitude also to Otto Penzler and Morgan Entrekin for their shrewd suggestions, and to Pamela Merritt for her first read.
Living with someone writing a book is almost certainly worse than actually having to write the book yourself so I thank Liz for enduring the process and the author.