Untimely Death (19 page)

I’m enormously grateful to Matthew Martz for the opportunity to be among the first authors published by Crooked Lane Books. My thanks to his colleague, Nike Power, for her sharp editing of the manuscript and excellent suggestions for improvement.

Charlotte Dean, who has designed costumes and sets for theaters across Canada, including the Stratford Festival, the Shaw Festival, and the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, kindly provided insight into the fascinating process of creating the costumes that bring a theater production to life. Her expertise on how it all works was invaluable—any errors are mine.

Thank you to Hannah Dennison and Sylvia Jones for taking the time to read the manuscript and as always, special thanks to my literary agent Dominick Abel for his wise counsel and never-ending support.