Now You See Him (20 page)
She posed a challenge—an interesting one in a season of contracting sales and rote presentations. But he was up to the challenge. And he was curious, as well. What was she finally after? He would find out soon enough, he thought, paying his bill and getting back into his car.
T
O
B
ETSY
L
ERNER FOR HER SAGE COUNSEL DURING
the gestation of this book, and for her brilliant demonstration of the lost art of editing; to Henry Ferris, the resident genius of William Morrow, for his peerless care, enthusiasm and critical discernment, and to Lisa Gallagher, Tavia Kowalchuk and Seale Ballenger of the Morrow team as well; to Mark Kamine for the myriad ways in which he interpreted the word
support
; to my circle of original writer friends, who over the years have provided a traveling biosphere of sorts—Peter Cole, Martin Earl, Donald Berger, Brian Kitely and Stephen O’Shea; to the fays Susan Bell, Leslie Browne and Nevine Michaan; to Eli and Noah Godec-Rosen for their unchecked irrigation of the heart; and most of all to Judy Godec, my cherished partner in all things, whose light and love sped these pages into being, thank you.
E
LI
G
OTTLIEB’S
New York Times
Notable Book,
The Boy Who Went Away,
won the Rome Prize and the 1998 McKitterick Prize from the British Society of Authors. His second novel, Now
You See Him,
has been translated into eleven languages. He lives in New York City.
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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
NOW YOU SEE HIM
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