The Boy Detective Fails (29 page)

HIDDEN MESSAGE WORD SEARCH!

Search for the missing words to reveal Billy’s secret message.

Starting at the top left, the letters not used in the words you’ve found spell out Billy’s secret message to you:

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

With many thanks to: Koren, Dan, Johnny, Anne, Johanna, Todd and Ashley, Jon Resh, James, Mark Zambo, my folks and family, Jenny Bent, Michelle Kroes, Jay Ryan, Todd Dills, Mickey Hess, Sean Carswell, Jonathan Messinger, Quimby’s, the House Theatre, and the Columbia College Chicago Fiction Writing Department.

What I listened to while writing this book:
Belle and Sebastian, the Coctails, Wilco, and the Beatles.