I am grateful to everyone who shared their time and expertise for Doubleback. If any of the information is inaccurate, it’s my responsibility—not theirs. For the bank information, thanks to Blair Robinson, Ed Bettenhausen, Liz Taylor, Jeff Cohen, and especially Erich Laumer, who took frantic calls from me with grace and patience. Thanks also to Joel Ostrander, Mike Green, Sean Chercover, Cindy Clohesey, and especially Cara Black, with whom I shared long car rides brainstorming plot. Don White-man continues to be a muse of long standing, as is Judy Bobalik. And thanks to Chris Acevedo for her translation services. Brian Gilomen deserves a shout-out for help with the winery.
A very special thanks to Maryelizabeth Hart and author Jeff Mariotte for sharing their love of Douglas, Arizona, and supplying me with information, newspapers, and other local lore.
And special thanks to Michael Dymmoch who read Double-back in manuscript form and provided a very necessary edit. Thanks also go to Ann Voss Peterson, who let me borrow her name. And to Ann Rittenberg, Ben LeRoy, and Alison Janssen, who really is the best editor in the universe.
Finally, these books were indispensable in my research:
Licensed to Kill by Robert Young Pelton, Crown, 2006
Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill, Nation Books, 2007