To all my Kentucky friends, classmates and pals for putting up with this Yankee transplant during my early formative years and teaching me southern hospitality.
To experts Thomas A Lyons III, MD, and Robert Gussin, MD for their medical advice. To genetic specialists at Family Tree DNA and Accurate DNA Testing Laboratories for their genetics guidance. To various Kentucky attorneys for their legal counsel.
To my writing colleagues for keeping me on track. To Rebecca Lyles for her eagle-eyed editorial expertise. To my International Thriller Writers colleagues for their helpful suggestions.
And finally, to my family for their usual generous patience with the novelist in residence.