Many people helped me with the research and fact-checking that were an essential part of this book. I would like to thank them all, especially Anders Torevi, Karl-Allen Nordblom, Christine Fredriksen, Anna Jeffords, and Maria Farm. Niklas Bernstone made an important contribution by travelling among the islands to take the perfect photograph of a lighthouse for the jacket of the Swedish edition.
And my thanks to all the readers of my blog. What a source of positive energy you are!
Thanks to my friends, who put up with the intense writing periods when I more or less disappear from the face of the earth. Incredibly enough, you’re still there when I emerge, which is more than I deserve since months may go by without a word from me. And my thanks to Denise Rudberg, who always has time to listen and offer encouragement – both when it comes to the travails of writing and regarding everything else in life, which we discuss in our almost daily phone conversations.
My books and everything that happens in my life as an author would mean nothing without my children: Wille, Meja, and Charlie. And my wonderful Martin. You’re not only my love but also my best friend. Thank you all for being there for me.
Camilla Läckberg
Enskede, 29 June 2009