ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks to my indefatigable agent, Ayesha Pande, and the team at Seventh Street Books for all of their hard work and wonderful support for the series. I’d also like to recognize John Perdue for graciously lending this novel a lifetime of criminal justice and law enforcement expertise, as well as Luke Bumm for providing legal acumen and insight into the Durham District Attorney’s Office. Finally, a special thanks to my wife, whose beauty, wit, and devotion inspired the novel, and whose literary ear helped shaped it.