ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

WITH THANKS TO:

 

 

Kara Cesare, without whom this whole BDB thing couldn’t possibly
have gone as far as it has. You are the champion and the cheerleader and
the chess master of everything I do—and I’ll stop the gushing there,
otherwise this book will be longer than even Phury’s.

Everyone at New American Library, especially:
Claire Zion, Kara Welsh, and Leslie Gelbman, Craig Burke and Jodi Rosoff,
Lindsay Nouis, the great Anthony, and the wonderful Rachel Granfield,
who deals so graciously with my twenty-pound manuscripts.

 

Steve Axelrod, who’s the captain of my ship.

Monstrous thanks to The Incomparable Suzanne Brockmann
(I’m getting her a sash with that on it and a sparkly crown), Christine Feehan
(whose obelisk I’m building as we speak) and her amazing family
(Domini, Manda, Denise, and Brian), Sue Grafton, aka Mother Sue,
Linda Francis Lee, Lisa Gardner, and all my other writer friends.

Once again a huge thank-you to the best dental teams in the world:
Scott A. Norton, DMD, MSD, and Kelly Eichler, along with Kim and
Rebecca and Crystal; and David B. Fox, DMD, and Vickie Stein.

D.L.B., who’s the best metal-studded, ass-kicking baby boy in the whole world. xxx mummy
N.T.M., whose idea this whole Insider’s Guide was and
who did so much work on it—and whose kind nature is
bested only by his patience and his sense of humor.

Dr. Jessica Andersen—my CP and confidante and sparring partner.
LeElla Scott—you have too many nicknames at this point to list.
So I’ll just go with the most important one: Bestie.
And Kaylie’s momma—who’s still my Idol.

As always to Mom, Boat, and the Boo.