To Andrea, my long-suffering wife, who gives me the time to write. To my parents, whose passion for reading stoked my own at a very young age. To my college mentor, Richard Bothner, who passed away before my writing career took off, but who would have been very happy to celebrate it with a beer or a scotch over a roaring campfire. To my many friends who cheer me on. To Harley, who helps me relax. And to the people who buy and read my books.
Thank you, one and all. You are the ones who make it possible for writers to do what they do.