Special thanks are owed to a bunch of folks who helped me see this book through to completion. As ever, much gratitude and love to my agents, Anthony Mattero and Yfat Gendell. Eric Meyers is a dream editor, and his guidance on the manuscript was just invaluable. Thanks also to my friends and early readers Julie Kedzie, Steve Huff, Jeff Zentner, and Keith Buckley. You people are damn good people.
And finally, but mostly and continuously, to Laura.