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Have you ever wanted to get even?
Did you take steps to do it?
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Acknowledgments And Comments
Many thanks to all of my writer friends and family who have supported me throughout my writing career, the development of this book and other books in this series.
Sometimes, just when you think you have the plot together you get a sudden inspiration for something that will make it better, or maybe you find the pieces of the puzzle don’t completely fit. So it is back to the keyboard and maybe even rethinking the plot. But then that AHA moment happens—there it is—the perfect solution.
That happened in this book when while I was searching for the thing that would tie the characters from Ripoff and Payback to the characters in Bumping Off Fat Vinny. Of course! Both Cameron and Danny live along the Venice Canals but had never met each other.
Then came the plot. My inspiration was something that happened to me many years before when there was a large construction default suit for damages to the main condo building of 16 units and our unique freestanding house which was part of the complex. The tyrant HOA president made sure the big building was fixed when we won a huge settlement but tried not to properly repair our house. Finally, during the extensive repairs to our house he made my life a living Hell and cost us $40,000 in attorney’s fees to defend our rights. I wanted to kill him in print, I really did, but didn’t have the right plot. So the character of Al Shady became part of the plot for Scammed.
And, finally, the increasing opioid crisis in our country. The scenario of the illegal prescription business is real, and it is very big business. Perfect. The plot for Scammed was ready and adding the character of Barbara Shady helped to pull it all together.
Thank you for buying this book and I hope you will explore others in the series.