The Merchant and the Rogue by Sarah M. Eden

My deepest gratitude to

• The curators of Dublin’s Museum of Natural History for answering questions and sharing my enthusiasm for this most creepy of museums. I absolutely loved the time I spent in its walls. And a further thank you to the people of Dublin for using their talent for dark humor to give this museum the utterly perfect nickname of “The Dead Zoo.”

• Dublin’s Leprechaun Museum, for preserving the folklore and mythology of Ireland, for a wonderful, tale-filled tour, and for expanding my already enormous love of Irish folktales.

• Braeden Jensen, for invaluable help with the Russian language. He saved me from several embarrassing errors and offered perfect insights. Any errors that might have slipped through are mine. Everything that is correct is thanks to him!

• The Crandall Printing Museum. I could not be happier to have found this gem so close to home.

• Lisa Mangum and Jolene Perry for unparalleled editorial feedback, advice, and insights. I could not have managed to tell this tale without it!

• Pam and Bob for being the best advocates an author could hope for.

• The ladies of the Friday Write Group for getting me through 2020 with all its ups and downs and for keeping me writing when I felt like giving up.