When Day Breaks (28 page)

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n a world where energy is increasingly precious, it never ceases to amaze me how many people are willing to lend me their power, supplying the current to get the book written and published.

This time around, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh and Joni Evans delivered the voltage to inspire a series with a fresh take on KEY News, conveying the idea to a new publisher and leaving us all revved up at the prospects of the Sunrise Suspense Society. Their verve and excitement is contagious.

At William Morrow, Carrie Feron, my supportive editor, provided her unique electrical charge, generously offering her editorial wisdom and publishing acumen, conducting
When Day Breaks
on the trip from manuscript to bound book. I’m new to the HarperCollins world, but I know that so many others infused their talent, including Tessa Woodward, Lisa Gallagher, Jane Friedman, Michael Morrison, and Liate Stehlik. Many, many thanks to Tavia Kowalchuk, Adrienne DiPietro, and Lynn Grady for their marketing expertise; to Barbara Levine, Richard Aquan, and Ervin Serrano for the “electrifying” jacket; to Josh Marwell, Brian Grogan, Mike Spradlin, and Carla Parker for stimulating sales; and to Sharyn Rosenblum and Debbie Stier for zapping up the all-important publicity buzz.

A special thanks goes to Maureen Sugden, who copyedited this book with such exacting care. Her corrections were actually a pleasure to behold.

Walking the grounds and touring the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Cloisters jolted my brain and stirred my thinking as I worked on the plot. The Cloisters is a magical place and spending time there stimulates the imagination.

Rob Shafer has helped me in the past. He came through again, this time providing a clear explanation of electrocution and how to make it happen in a home swimming pool.

Beth Tindall and Colleen Kenny provide their resourcefulness and artistic dynamic to www.maryjaneclark.com.

The zest and sensitivity Peggy Gould brings to her job moves me, reassures me, and enables me to write.

There have been many who have bolstered me on, each helping with this story in some particular way: Louise and Joel Albert, Doris and Fred Behrends, Joy Blake, B.J. D’Elia, Elisabeth Demarest, Liz Flock, Roberta Golubock, Cathy Haffler, Katharine and Joe Hayden, Elizabeth Kaledin, Linda Karas, Norma and Norman Nutman, Steve Simring, and Frances Twomey.

From beginning to end, the input of Father Paul Holmes cannot be overestimated. He contributed his creative intensity and burning enthusiasm every step of the way. My continuing gratitude, Paul, for making the journey with me.

As always, the driving forces are Elizabeth and David. Every day that breaks is brighter because of them.

So, if I’ve left anyone out, I’m truly sorry. Another Sunrise Suspense Society story will be out next year. I’ll make it up to you then.