Empty Nest (29 page)
Authors: Marty Wingate
To Inspector Spadjo, on the case
My gratitude to Jeff Knott, head of nature policy at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, for background information on predator birds. Any inaccuracies in the story arise from my own flights of fancy. Thanks to Darren Underwood from the Suffolk Ornithologists' Group for a fine walk around Long Melford to view birds.
As ever, I'm indebted to my writing groupâLouise Creighton, Kara Pomeroy, and Joan Shottâfor feedback and good fun; to my Alibi editor, Dana Edwin Isaacson, for understanding what the story should be; to Colleen Mohyde at the Doe Coover Agency for much-needed support; and to the sharp eye of copy editor Madeline Hopkins.
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INGATE
The Potting Shed Mysteries
The Garden Plot
The Red Book of Primrose House
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Rhyme of the Magpie
Empty Nest
CREDIT: MARY M. PALMER
In addition to the Birds of a Feather Mysteries,
M
ARTY
W
INGATE
writes the Potting Shed Mysteries, including
Between a Rock and a Hard Place.
A well-known speaker on gardens and travel, she has written numerous nonfiction books on gardening, including
Landscaping for Privacy.
Marty's garden articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including
The American Gardener
and
Country Gardens.
She is hard at work on her next novel.
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