Pounding out the twists and turns of a mystery at the keyboard may be a solitary aspect of writing, but the real stuff, the nitty-gritty, comes from the experts. Endless gratitude goes to my legal eagle friends: Claudia Turrell, Patty NaPier, Judy Pavey, Ron Johnson, and George Van Buren. Each of them has an impressive domain of expertise; I am awed. Any mistakes regarding legal and investigative procedure in this book are mine because I didn’t know enough to ask. Thanks, guys!
Thank you to my advisors, readers, and fellow writers: Karen Huffman, Michelle Calabro-Hubbard, Michael Chapman, and Honey Pavel, who keep me on course. Many thanks to Barbara Peters, editor extraordinaire, without whom this book wouldn’t reach its readership.
Hugs and salty kisses to all the Pink Hats, Maui’s intrepid Masters Swimmers, especially Doug Rice and Christine Andrews. These patient people allowed me to slow them down, and then showed me the rare Hawksbill turtle and Bruce the shark, who did NOT charge anyone. We also learned not to put orange peels in our bathing suits. So much for trying not to litter. Ouch.
Mahalo to Celia at Hawaii Shark Encounters on Oahu’s North Shore, for information on their dives and the types of sharks encountered. These folks wouldn’t consider baiting the water.
Mahalo nui loa, everyone.