The Code of the Hills (36 page)

Authors: Nancy Allen

BOOK: The Code of the Hills

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T
AKING THIS NOVEL
from the seed of an idea to publication has been a long journey, but I received much-Âneeded assistance along the way. I want to thank my editor, Trish Daly, for her vision as we crafted the story into its final form, and for liking Elsie's shortcomings as well as her strengths. My agent, Jill Marr of the Sandra Dijkstra Literary agency, is an angel with a halo; thanks go to her for taking on an Ozarks hillbilly and shaping the manuscript with her sharp editorial eye. I want to thank Andrea Hackett for help with publicity, and Peter Weissman for excellent copyediting.

Showers of thanks go to friends who were early readers of the book and who rooted for me along the way: Lisa, Patti, Julie, Kathy, Amy, Laura and the neighborhood pals; Laura and Louise at NACC; my wonderful students at Missouri State, especially my advisees in AKPsi. And Alan, who taught me the meaning of hashtag.

My family has provided support in countless ways, from the legal expertise given by my brother John and sister Susie, to the editorial suggestions and encouragement from sisters Carol and Janice.

But above all, I must thank the three Âpeople who mean more to me than words can express: my beloved husband Randy, my precious Ben, my darling Martha. You are my rock and my salvation.

About the Author

NANCY ALLEN
practiced law for fifteen years, serving as Assistant Missouri Attorney General and as Assistant Prosecutor in her native Ozarks (the second woman in Southwest Missouri to serve in that capacity). During her years in prosecution, she tried over thirty jury trials, including murder and sexual offenses, and is now a law instructor at Missouri State University.
The Code of the Hills
is her first novel.

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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

T
HE CODE OF THE HILLS
. Copyright Â© 2014 by Nancy Allen. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

EPub Edition April 2014 ISBN: 9780062325945

Print Edition ISBN: 9780062325952

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