The Cat Sitter’s Pajamas

Acknowledgments

As usual, this book and all the books in the Dixie Hemingway Mystery Series owe their existence to the very capable hands of Marcia Markland, Senior Editor at St. Martin’s/Thomas Dunne Books, and to Assistant Editor Kat Brzozowski.

Copy Editor India Cooper’s eagle eye caught authorial goofs such as having a lane curve in a particular direction, except when it didn’t. Thanks, India!

No book finds a reader unless readers know it’s out there. Hector DeJean, Associate Publicity Director, and Sarah Melnyk, Publicity Manager, are tireless in letting people looking for their latest “Dixie fix” know when it’s on its way to them.

During the creation of the book, the “Thursday Group”—Greg Jorgensen, Madeline Mora-Sumonte, Jane Phelan, and Linda Bailey—patiently listened to half-baked ideas and tentative explorations. Thanks, guys!

A million thanks to the distribution reps who see that bookstores have the books, and the overworked and underpaid booksellers who loyally display, recommend, and promote Dixie Hemingway. And to Al Zuckerman at Writer’s House, the consummate gentleman who has introduced some of the world’s greatest writers to the world, but still pays me as much attention as he does them. That’s a rare quality in an agent, and I value it highly.

When I need answers to sticky questions relating to local law enforcement rules, I turn to homicide detective Chris Iorio of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Department, who always patiently answers my law enforcement questions.

Last but by no means least, a big thank you to all the deputies who keep Siesta Key its calm, laid-back self. You may not realize it, but everybody on the Key recognizes your work and is grateful for it.