Y S Lee, Author of Young Adult, Historical and Mystery Novels

There wasn’t room in the book for these, but that’s no excuse for wittering on here. For their role in the making of A Spy in the House, I thank:

Rowan Lawton, who first envisioned Spy as a YA novel, and who always has the answer

Melissa Johnson-Peters at William Morris Endeavour, for her perfect efficiency

Mara Bergman at Walker Books, for her excitement about the Agency and her subtle, thoughtful editing

Patrick Insole and the design team at Walker for their beautiful cover artwork

Deborah Noyes Wayshak at Candlewick Press, who further edited Spy and made it a better book

Caroline Lawrence at Candlewick for her utterly different and stunning cover design

Sarah Sweet, Mystery Mentor

And always, Nicholas Woolley – in small part because he read the prologue and said, “Yes. Keep writing.”