My general knowledge is often outweighed by my story ideas, sometimes so much so that facts demand a complete rethink of the plot. In this book I was lucky and was able to dovetail my fact finding with the development of the idea. For that I owe a big thank you to Jo from the local gun club. She was understandably a little wary when I contacted her for information on purchasing and owning guns and ammunition but was ultimately very helpful with the details. As usual I drew on the vast brains trust of RWA members for other information, particularly on running a small-town newspaper. Thanks to Maya Linnell and Courtney Stove. Thank you to my editor Nicola Robinson whose suggestions for ruthlessly cutting several thousand words and a character made this a much tighter, more focused story.