Hoax for the Holidays Dedication:
To my husband Craig (do you think he ever gets sick of these?) He patiently lets me sit by our fireplace and type through long Minnesota winters, aka hockey season, and then watches me move to our screen porch and type through beautiful summer days and evenings, aka baseball season. Also, thank you Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Twins for providing a distraction!
To my long-suffering editor and friend Dianne who still, erroneously, holds out hope that I will one day correctly use a semi-colon.
To Alli, who reads my books before they are finished to let me know when I’m sounding like an old lady, Taylor who talks me into kayaking so I can keep my arms strong enough to type, and of course, James, who spent his teen years giving me ideas for Ty. (Yes it was me who hid your stupid laser pointer.)
And can we all just take a moment to look at this cover? Joey Bui’s fantastic designs always capture the essence of the story and this red and green cover for Hoax is my favorite. Or at least in the top six. (If you’re reading this on Kindle you’ll just have to trust me because I’m sure you’re not going to take the time to go back to Amazon and look at the cover. But it’s awesome!)
And of course Norma. Her law enforcement insights are appreciated to the moon and back. Almost as much as I appreciate her biting her tongue when I know she wants to scream, ‘Why aren’t these people turning everything over to the police!?!’
And last but not least, Nala the Wonder-dog, who isn’t thrilled with my laptop being on my lap, but has resigned herself to being a “near-my-lap” sixty-five-pound lap dog.
Carrin Mahmood 