Broken Trust (31 page)

about the author

Since starting the Nora Abbott Mystery Series, Shannon Baker has lived in Flagstaff, Arizona; Boulder, Colorado; and Tucson, Arizona. She now makes her home in a small Nebraska town. She is a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Mystery Writers of America. Visit her online at Shannon-Baker.com.

Author photo by Kelly Weaver Photography.

acknowledgments

What happens when three brilliant writers go on a retreat with one very stressed and confused scribbler who can’t plot herself out of a one-tree forest? A book series upon which my name gets listed as the author. Without the creative force of The Sisters of the Quill, Nora Abbott would be hiding in a computer file, growing pale and gaunt. Thank you to Janet Fogg, Julie Kaewart, and Karen Lin for giving Nora a chance to live and breathe.

Thank you to Midnight Ink and Terri Bischoff. A writer couldn’t have a better friend and editor. A giant hug to Nicole Nugent, who sweeps up and sets everything to a fine polish, and to Robert Rodriguez for another rocking cover. You guys make me look good!

A huge thank you to Jessica Morrell, who slowly, patiently, and wisely is teaching me how to write.

I bow to Boulder County Deputy Russ Nanney, who not only helped me with the nuts-and-bolts law stuff, he found Sylvia’s sweet gun. Even though I’m kind of afraid of firearms, that’s one I wouldn’t mind packing!

To my Alpha litter-mates, Alan Larson and Janet Lane: your keen eyes and discerning taste have made this a much better book. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, hands-down the best writers group ever, encouraged and informed me from the very beginning of my writing journey and still do today.

Thank you to the Grand Canyon Trust. You took this cattle-ranching Nebraska brain and showed it a different way to think. May you continue to do good things for the Colorado Plateau.