Daughter of Ashes

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Ernest Hemingway once said, ‘Writing, at its best, is a lonely life.’ And yet, this novel would never have made it into your hands without the help and encouragement of so many generous people. I’d like to thank my amazing team:

My family – husband, Barry Talley and daughters Laura Geyer and Sarah Glass – who support me every day in every way, even when I’m completely lost in ‘Marcialand.’

Crime writer, Kate Charles, for teaching the master class at St Hilda’s College in Oxford, England, where the seed of this novel was sown.

Friend and colleague, author Sarah Shaber, who told me a story at the Sisters in Crime writing retreat in Charlotte, North Carolina that changed everything.

Wally and Hannah Pickworth, who let me hang out at their Eastern Shore cottage on Butcher Creek in Virginia where the plot for this novel was cooked up over crab cakes and wine.

Jeannine Wayson, realtor with Coldwell Banker in Annapolis, Maryland, who in no way resembles any of the characters in this book, but if she did, she’d be dangerous.

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