CREATING A NEW SERIES MEANS creating new characters, so thank you first to Erica Sparks. You are an amazing character, and I look forward to all of your adventures. Stay safe.
Thank you to all my friends at Fox, who continue to encourage and support my love of writing a good mystery. Thank you O’Reilly, from Wiehl. And Roger Ailes, for hiring a certain legal analyst and bringing me in to the world of cable news at the highest level. Thank you to Dianne Brandi and her mom Dolores.
A big shout out to my friend and bestselling thriller author, Steve Berry, who helped me think through the plotting every step of the way. It is an honor to be your friend.
Thank you to Stephen McCauley, who was an invaluable early reader. And to Michael Borum and Daniel Medwed, who provided wise advice and insight.
How to thank this publishing team? They are almost indescribable. They “got” the idea behind The Newsmakers right off the top. Imagine if the people reporting the news were actually the ones making it happen! Daisy Hutton, Amanda Bostic, LB Norton, Becky Monds, Jodi Hughes, Karli Jackson, Kristen Ingebretson, Elizabeth Hudson, Kerri Potts, Kristen Golden, and Katie Bond.
Special thanks to Todd Shuster, my book agent and friend for many years. The Newsmakers would simply not have happened without your guidance.
And thank you to Jennifer Williams, my intern turned producer.
Thank you Sebastian, my collaborator and friend. I love your energy and spirit. Onward!
And always, thank you Mom and Dad. Thank you does not even begin to express how I feel.
All the mistakes are mine. All the credit is theirs. Thank you!
Lis