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Cheryl Peterson, Senior Administrative Assistant and Deputy Clerk for the City of Park Ridge, wrote this morning:

“Growing up in Park Ridge (and now a City employee), I could really relate to the story and the places mentioned  such as the Senior Center, Lincoln Middle School and even the interrogation room at the Police Department.  I could actually put myself in that place of the story.  The book kept my interest because it was not only a murder mystery, but also a romance.  Best of luck with your future novels and keep up the good work!”

I couldn’t help myself — I HAD to write back and ask if she really meant to suggest that she was somehow familiar with the interrogation room at the Police Department !

She responded:

“About the interrogation room — I assist in the preparation of the Aldermen’s packets that are delivered to them each weekend by a community service officer.  I place the packets in the police interrogation room every Friday before I leave for home.  Not too exciting, but thought I’d explain.”

What makes this particularly funny (to me) is that I have never been in the Park Ridge Police Department! My description was just a guess.