The Bone House

book is dedicated to my wife, Marcia. Those of you who have met her know that

she is (as one bookseller described her), 'the icing on the cake' at book

events. Actually, that's not true — she's the cake, too! Whenever I get invited

back to a bookstore or library, I can count on hearing the question, 'You will be bringing your wife, too, won't you?' So the biggest thanks of all

to Marcia for twenty-six years of marriage and for joining me on this

roller-coaster ride.