Warm thanks to Paul Beckman, April Bernard, Susan Bingham, Donald Hall, Susan Holahan, Andrew Mattison, Edward Mattison, Zoe Pagnamenta, Jennifer Pooley, Sandi Kahn Shelton, Lezley TwoBears, and Claire Wachtel. Thanks also to the MacDowell Colony.
All New Haven murder victims in this book are real except Marie Valenti. Everyone else is imaginary except the Shakespeare Lady, who is Margaret Holloway, and Henry Berliner of the unforgettable Foundry Bookstore.
The following books were helpful:
Anthony Griego, Patrol Officer, Department of Police Services, City of New Haven, “. . . Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: A Brief History of Policemen Who Have Died in the Performance of Their Duties, 1855–1970.” Unpublished book in Local History Room, New Haven Public Library.
Rollin G. Osterweis, Three Centuries of New Haven, 1638–1938. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953.
“Shooting Death of Malik Jones on April 14, 1997.” Unpublished book in Local History Room, New Haven Public Library.