Thank you to the team at Cormorant Books, and especially Marc Côté, for making this real. I have to also thank illustrator Nick Craine for creating a cover that promises an escape to cottage country.
Ellie Alexander, Ginger Bolton, Vicki Delany, and Daryl Wood Gerber generously took the time to read my manuscript and provide blurbs. Crime writers may spend their days plotting murder and mayhem, but they truly are the kindest people.
A series of serendipitous events led me to Sleuth of Baker Street Mystery Bookstore and a lasting friendship with Marian Misters, who played the role of literary matchmaker for Cover Art.
Thank you to my mom, for loving art and hanging a print of Renoir’s Dance at Moulin de la Galette in my room, before I was even old enough to appreciate it.
And, last but not least, thank you to my family, for the best cottage memories.