Heartfelt thanks to my agent and friend, Paula Munier, whose editing skills are the perfect complement to her advocacy talents as an agent. Thank you, Gina Panettieri at Talcott Notch Literary Agency. Hats off to editor Matt Martz at Crooked Lane Books and his wonderful staff for their tireless support and nurturing.
I am grateful for the camaraderie of my fellow Sisters in Crime New England and the members of Mystery Writers of America/New England community. The generosity of the mystery writing community, most notably from Hallie Ephron and Hank Phillippi Ryan but also from too many others to mention, continues to amaze and impress me.
Editor Nancy Murray Young, we continue the journey together. Thank you for your generosity. For Julie Grant, my daughter who dares to be a first reader, thank you for your courage and honesty.
Thank you to the wonderful people of St. John in the US Virgin Islands, who patiently listen to and answer my endless questions and who endure my minor adjustments to their landscape and history. (There really was a seaplane service at one time!)
Steve Dorsey, you are my hero.
John Holmes and Victor Posada, I am so happy you are my family.
I am still saddened that there has been no justice or closure for the family of Jimmy Malfetti, who was murdered on St. John in 2014. Those who come forward are the real heroes in this world.