ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

There are no supporting players on this book. Only dashing leads.

Thanks to Sgt. Joanne Beres, Sgt. Irma Labrice, Sgt. William T. Britt, Officer Paul Bryant, Detective Michele Kelly, Sharon Pinkenson, The Greater Philadelphia Film Office, Amro Hamzawi, Jan “GPS” Klincewicz, phillyjazz.org, Mike Driscoll, and the wonderful staff at Finnigan’s Wake.

A special thanks to Linda Marrow, Gina Centrello, Kim Hovey, Dana Isaacson, Dan Mallory, Rachel Kind, Cindy Murray, Libby McGuire, and the great team at Ballantine. Thanks to my frontline: Meg Ruley, Jane Berkey, Peggy Gordijn, Don Cleary, and everyone at the Jane Rotrosen Agency. A transatlantic ta to Nikola Scott, Kate Elton, Louisa Gibbs, Cassie Chadderton, and the AbFab group at Arrow and William Heinemann.

Thanks again to the city of Philadelphia, its people, its bartenders, and especially the men and women of the PPD.

And, as always, a heartfelt grazie to The Yellowstone Gang.

It would all be a B movie without you.