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I’d like to thank a number of people (and I may be forgetting some, for which my apologies). Jürgen Snoeren was the publisher of the original Dutch edition of the book, and his careful work assured me winning the Hercule Poirot Award in 2009. My agent, Peter Riva (of International Transactions Inc.), supported and encouraged me, as a firm believer in the qualities of this book. Cal Barksdale is my editor at Arcade, who oversaw the birth of the American edition of this book with professional grace and quite a bit of patience. Leigh Kennedy and Joanne DeMichele are, respectively, my equally patient and astute proofreader and copy editor.