With thanks:
• To Dad, for inspiring Meg’s dad.
• To Mom, for being nothing whatsoever like Meg’s mother. (Well, except for the bit about the coconut.)
• To Stuart and Elke, for holding your wedding on Monhegan.
• To Monhegan and its residents—although a hurricane and a homicide must seem poor thanks for your hospitality.
• To Ruth Cavin and the crew at St. Martin’s, and to Ellen Geiger of Curtis Brown, for helping steer me through the perils of publishing.
• To my friends and family everywhere, including the Misfits, Queen Bees, Teafolk, Wombats, fellow writers, and fellow readers.