The Winter Over
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This project would’ve stalled out at two chapters without the coffee and shelter provided by the baristas of Swing’s, Killer E.S.P., Stomping Grounds, St. Elmo’s, and Grounded.
For musical inspiration, I turned most often to Radical Face and Kishi Bashi, but especially the dark, atmospheric works of composers Petri Alanko, Roque Baños, Jason Graves, and Garry Schyman.
Lastly, to the readers who’ve made this career possible, thank you. You’ve made this writer’s dreams come true.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Photo © 2014 by Sally Iden
Matthew Iden is the prolific author of the Marty Singer detective series— A Reason to Live , Blueblood , One Right Thing , The Spike , The Wicked Flee , and Once Was Lost —as well as several acclaimed standalone novels. Iden’s eclectic r é sum é includes jobs with the US Postal Service, international nonprofit groups, a short stint with the Forest Service in Sitka, Alaska, and time with the globe-span ning Semester at Sea program. Trips to Iceland, Patagonia, and Antarctica have given him a world of inspiration. Iden currently lives in Northern Virginia—close enough to the woods to keep his sanity, close enough to the Washington, DC, Capital Beltway to lose it. Visit him on the web at www.matthew-iden.com , or find him on Twitter @CrimeRighter and Facebook at www.facebook.com/matthew.iden .