The Interpretation of Murder

Acknowledgments

My deepest thanks to my brilliant wife, Amy Chua, whose idea this book was, and to my beloved daughters, Sophia and Louisa, who saw mistakes no one else did, starting on the very first page. I owe a great debt to Suzanne Gluck and John Sterling for believing in this novel, and to Jennifer Barth and George Hodgman for making it better. I want to thank my parents, brother, and sister for their deep insight and affection. Debby Rubenfeld, Jordan Smoller, Alexis Contant, Anne Dailey, Marina Santilli, Susan Birke Fiedler, Lisa Gray, Anne Tofflemire, and James Bundy were kind enough to provide early, invaluable critical readings. Heather Halberstadt was a tremendous fact-checker, and I am grateful to Kenn Russell for his meticulous eye.