title: If Books Could Kill: A Bibliophile Mystery
author:  Kate Carlisle 
description: "Carlisle's story is captivating, and she peoples it with a cast of eccentrics. Books seldom kill, of course, but this one could murder an early bedtime." --<i>Richmond-Times Dispatch</i><br /><br />"If you're headed to the Edinburgh Book Fair this month, you should pack comfortable shoes, a raincoat with a hood, and a copy of Kate Carlisle's bonnie little mystery, <i>If Books Could Kill</i>." --<i>Fine Books and Collections Magazine</i>
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  ## [ACKNOWLEDGMENTS](nav.xhtml#r_idParaDest-42)
  
  
  I HAVE MANY PEOPLE TO THANK.
  
  
  First and foremost, thank you to Katherine Tegen. There would be no _Truly
  Devious_ without her.
  
  
  Thank you to the many people who shepherded this book through the editorial
  process—my editor, Beth Dunfey; Mabel Hsu; and all of the staff at Katherine
  Tegen Books. Thank you to Anica Rissi, who first brought me into the Katherine
  Tegen fold.
  
  
  My agent, Kate Schafer Testerman, keeps me alive. She assisted in this effort
  by my assistant, Felicity Disco (or Kate Welsh, as she is _sometimes known_ ).
  Without them, who knows? I dare not speculate.
  
  
  I can honestly say that without the help of my friend Robin Wasserman, this
  book would not exist. And it is impossible to overstate the support and help
  I’ve gotten from Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, and Sarah Rees Brennan.
  
  
  Thank you to Daniel Sinker, who insisted I come along with him and make
  something called the _Says Who?_ podcast. This has contributed g