If The Suicide House offered your first dose of Gus Morelli, the crafty and wise detective, check out Don’t Believe It to discover more about his history, his fight with life, his contempt for people his own age, and how he came to walk on a titanium prosthesis.
Then, if you read Don’t Believe It and find yourself intrigued by the forensic pathologist named Livia Cutty, check out her original story in The Girl Who Was Taken.
Readers will also notice that the town of Summit Lake appears in Don’t Believe It. If you’re curious about the history (and secrets) of that town, you can read the novel named after it. Summit Lake is my first novel, and many readers’ favorite.
Thanks for reading my books. I’m forever grateful.
Charlie Donlea
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
My list of folks to thank for helping me bring this novel to life includes many of the usual suspects.
Amy—for helping me through a tough writing year with love and encouragement. During which you proved to be an amazing wife, an unstoppable mother, and a best friend. It’s good to know that when I lose my grip on the reins of our life, I have a co-pilot to take over.
Mary—for being such a willing co-conspirator to this story. I find it hilarious that many of our early conversations ended with the utterance “Wait, I forget where I was going with all that.” But we figured out just enough to get the story started, and it took off from there.
Jen Merlet—for donating your special gift of finding my mistakes after everyone else has looked for them.
Mrs. Desmet—for lending your first name to such an important character. Many thanks.
Retired Detective Ray Peters—for answering my questions about police procedure. And for sharing some amazing stories from your career.
Marlene Stringer—for your steadfast counsel regarding my career. And for continuing to remind me not only about where we are going, but about where we currently are.
And, as always, to my talented team at Kensington Publishing who continues to blow me away with all the effort and support that goes into my novels. Special nods to Vida Engstrand and Crystal McCoy for your creativity. And to my editor, John Scognamiglio, who is always calm and collected when I’m in panic mode.
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