Acknowledgments

My thanks to the many people who helped make this book possible:

Maureen Moran, my agent; Ed Gorman, every writer’s friend; John Helfers, my editor at Tekno; Mary P. Smith, Tiffany Schofield, my editors at Five Star; Dee Stuart, my first reader; Judith Pulse, my foot reflexologist; Jeremy Linsenmeyer, juvenile court officer of Tama County, Iowa; Richard Roth, Monroe County, Florida sheriff; Bill Crider, a gentleman from Texas.

Any errors that may have slipped into this book are my own and not theirs.