ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 
As always, my wife and kids were a huge source of inspiration and sustenance during the writing of this novel.
 
 
I’d also like to thank the brother I never knew for putting mysteries in my head that I’ve only begun to explore in this novel.
 
 
Thanks to Danny Baror and the people at The Story Plant for their encouragement.
 
 
Thanks, Barb, for the beautiful design.
 
 
Thanks to Ann Pearlman for the thoughtful cover comments.
 
 
I’d like to thank the towns of Essex, CT and Lennox, MA for being sources of inspiration and endless stationery stores on Long Island for allowing me my research time.
 
 
Music is always a tremendous source of inspiration for me. As such, I’d like to thank Lucy Kaplansky, Lowell George, Richard Shindell, Fountains of Wayne, and the irreplaceable Kurt Cobain for being especially inspiring this time.