A Word of Caution

There will be those who believe they recognize some of the characters in this novel as persons presently living. Nothing could be farther from the truth. With the exception of well-known public figures and institutions cited by name, all other characters and institutions are purely the creation of the author's imagination. Admittedly superficial bits and pieces of living people and situations have slipped into the crucible of the author's subconscious. But there they have been recycled and disgorged in other forms and configurations. Perhaps, then, the essential message of this disclaimer is that not even a novelist can, or wish to, live in a vacuum. The impact of the mass media is ubiquitous. No one can escape. Which is what this book is all about.

--Warren Adler