The Unseen

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am indebted until the end of time to:

Dr. J.B. Rhine, Dr. Louisa Rhine, and William Roll, for their groundbreaking and inspiring work in the field of parapsychology.

My editor, Marc Resnick, and Sarah Lumnah, for always making all things better.

Sally Richardson, Matthew Shear, Harriett Seltzer, Ellis Trevor, Talia Ross, Mike Berry, Matt Baldacci and the entire St. Martin’s team. I especially owe Jennifer Enderlin for pointing me toward this one!

Scott Miller—not just a great agent but a great guy.

Frank Wuliger and Sarah Self, for doing the Hollywood thing in a non-Hollywood way.

My partner, Michael Bradshaw, the least likely person to keep me sane, and yet…

The awesome Sheila English and Michael Miller at Circle of Seven Productions for the trailers, and double thanks to Sheila, for her constant support and advice.

Adam Auerbach for his mindblowing cover art.

Beth Tindall, webmistress extraordinaire.

My family, Alexander, Barbara, Elaine, and Michael, for constant support and inspiration.

Kimball Greenough, for his encyclopedic knowledge and understanding of parapsychology and the paranormal.

Michael Bradshaw, for airport shuttle services.

Margaret Maron, Diane Chamberlain, Katy Munger, Brenda Witchger, Mary Kay Andrews, and Nancy Olson, for their friendship, writing support, political comradeship, and hilarious spooky times in the “Folger House.”

Nancy and Jim Olson and the entire staff of Quail Ridge Books for being a home away from home.

The Weymouth Center Writers Retreat.

Michael Bradshaw, keeper of the cats.

Martin and Sue Hatcher, for their stories.

Susan Bradshaw, for everything.

The Rhine Research Center and Dr. Sally Rhine Feather.

Stan, Phil, Neisha, and the Bodhi Tree Bookstore for such a comprehensive education on all things paranormal.

Heather Graham, Dennis Pozz, and all the Pozzessores for being the best gypsy traveling players second family I could ever ask for.

Sarah Langan and Sarah Pinborough—my dark sisters and personal muses.

The Coven, for the magic.

The wild extended family of Murderati .com for being there, 24/7.

Doris Ann Norris, Mary Boone, Elaine Paquette, Kathy East, Robert Lambert, Clare Bass, Linda Adams, and Karen Kiley. Librarians rock!

The authors, officers and staffs of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, Horror Writers Association, Mystery Writers of America, Romance Writers of America and the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers for those incredible communities and for taking care of all of my cross-genre, multiple-personality needs.

Michael Palmer, Heather Graham, F. Paul Wilson, and Ken Bruen: idols, inspirations, and friends.

Ira Levin, forever a shining light in this dark field.