Acknowledgments

I want to thank everyone at Crooked Lane Books who helped turn my manuscript into a book my readers will enjoy. A shout-out to my editor, Faith Black Ross, and to Sarah Poppe, Jenny Chen, and Ashley Di Dio; to my copywriter, Jill Pellarin, and to the Griesbach/Martucci team for another wonderful cover for the Haunted Library mystery series.

I am ever grateful to my indefatigable agent, Dawn Dowdle, and to the Sachem Library, where I’ve learned a good deal about the workings of a library. Sachem Library has been chosen the best of Long Island for five years in a row because of its terrific programs and events—always an inspiration to my sleuth, Carrie Singleton, who is head of programs and events of the Clover Ridge Library. In fact, my dear friend Anne Marie Tognella of Public Relations of Community Services, and Lauren Gilbert, who just left the position of Head of Community Services, inspired me to create Carrie Singleton.