The Cat Sitter And The Canary

Acknowledgments

As always, my deepest gratitude goes first to my editor, Marcia Markland (this time perhaps a little deeper, if that’s even possible), for her guidance and patience; thanks also to the rest of my team at St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur, including assistant editor Quressa Robinson, senior marketing manager Martin Quinn, and copy editor Angela Gibson. Thanks also to Dana Beck for saving the rabbit from a certain death-by-celery; to Hellyn Sher for preventing me from rearranging the Florida Keys; to William McNeil for the title; to David Urrutia for his perseverance; to Detective Chris Iorio and the men and women of the Sarasota Sheriff’s Department; to Al Zuckerman, my agent, for offering to loan me money; and finally to all of Dixie’s fans and readers, who’ve welcomed me with hearts wide open.