Authors: Kate Horsley
The American Girl (33 page)
I'd like to thank Oliver Munson, Lee Horsley, and Kevin Wignall for liking the idea for this book and sticking with it from its first moments until the bitter end; and Duane Swierczynski, whose LitReactor masterclass was invaluable in helping me develop the novel at an early stage. Thanks to Trish Daly and Marguerite Weisman at William Morrow for their excellent editorial skills. Thanks to the family I stayed with as an exchange student in the South of France during my misspent youth for doing their best to teach me a little bit of French. Finally, thanks to my own family for being so lovably weird.
KATE HORSLEY'S
first novel,
The Monster's Wife
, was shortlisted for the Scottish First Book of the Year Award. Her poems and short fiction have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, including
Best British Crime Stories.
She coedits Crimeculture, a site dedicated to crime fiction and film offering articles, reviews, and interviews with writers.
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This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used fictitiously. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real.
THE AMERICAN GIRL.
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FIRST EDITION
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ISBN 978-0-06-243851-5
EPub Edition August 2016 ISBN 9780062438539
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