First and foremost, I want to thank my wife, Stephanie Williams, for all of her support throughout this project. If Souls Can Sleep wouldn’t have happened—couldn’t have happened—without her. She has the dubious role of reading the worst of my writing (first drafts), pointing out what’s broken without bruising my ego too badly, and putting up with me when my skin isn’t as thick as it should be.
They say one of the greatest contributions to a book’s commercial success is the cover art. If that’s true, then you’re holding a future best-seller in your hands. I couldn’t be happier with what designer extraordinaire Mary Christopherson created for If Souls Can Sleep. And I’m eager to seeing what she conjures up for the sequels!
I’m a firm believer that he who proofs his own work has a fool for a client. Fortunately, I know Dusty Krikau, who has a keen eye for wayward words and misplaced punctuation. She has my undying gratitude for delving into such a stylistically strange manuscript and saving me much embarrassment.
Finally, I would like to thank these members of the Allied Authors of Wisconsin, who were exposed to If Souls Can Sleep in its earliest form, chapter by chapter, month after month. It’s a testament to your acumen and investment in my success that you were able to provide cogent criticism to such a nonlinear narrative.
Marilyn Auer
Bill Binder
Jack Byrne
Mark J. Engels
John D. Haefele
Alexia Lamont
Maureen Mertens
Roberta Bard Ruby
Fern Ramirez
Tom Ramirez