Ice and Stone

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Molly Friedrich, my agent, for her constant encouragement.

Elizabeth Kulhanek and Mari C. Okuda, for their editing skills.

Laura Neditch, for insight on the extreme northern parts of our state.

Melissa Ward, for the Feather.

Alison Wilbur, for laughter in the face of adversity.

Yvonne Russo, for her thoughtful feedback on the portrayal of Indigenous people and culture in this novel. Any remaining inaccuracies are my own.

And my readers, who have kept Sharon McCone in business for over forty years.

The County of Meruk and the Meruk Nation are fictional, but the California locales bear similarities to many communities within our state. Any misrepresentations are my own. No characters depicted have any relationship to the living or the dead.

This novel was written in better times, before the corona virus and racial unrest racked our country. Therefore, no mention of either has been made. There is, however, plenty of commentary about the inequities that have finally moved us to take control and begin our journey back toward normalcy.

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