The Girl from the Sea: A gripping psychological thriller (21 page)

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Note from the Author:

‘Thank you for reading my novel. I’m an independent author and rely on word-of-mouth recommendations. If you’ve enjoyed The Girl from the Sea, maybe you’d be kind enough to tell your friends about it and consider posting a short review on Amazon or elsewhere online. Thank you so much.’

Acknowledgements

My eldest son, Dan Boland, started rowing a couple of years ago, in the beautiful town of Christchurch, and he’s absolutely hooked on it. So, I thought it would be cool to write a story set around a fictional rowing club. Thanks, Dan, for inspiring
The Girl from the Sea
. (Despite the fact you’re still too young to read it!)

I want to say a massive thank you to my husband, Pete Boland, for reading my first draft and giving me his encouragement and honest feedback. I’m lucky he’s so supportive of my writing. He also forces me to take regular breaks, for which my mushy brain thanks him.

I was lucky enough to be able to quiz two amazing police officers. I’m very grateful to Hannah Riches, an ex-detective with the Metropolitan Police.

And also to Samantha Smith, an officer with the Thames Valley Police.

You both rock. Any errors in police procedure are purely my own.

Thank you to my new-found content editor, Jessica Dall, from
Red Adept Editing
. Her notes were spot on. I took all her advice on board and I can’t recommend her highly enough.

I’m totally in love with my book cover and have to thank Simon Tucker from
Covered Book Designs
for creating the image that was in my head. You’re a star.

I’m forever grateful to my beta readers Julie Carey and Amara Gillo who gave a clear readers’ perspective. Thanks also to my fab Street Team – your support is wonderful. And to all my readers and reviewers, thank you, always!

About the Author

Shalini Boland lives in Dorset, England with her husband and two noisy sons where she writes novels (in between doing the school runs and hanging out endless baskets of washing).

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