To the cat burglar who stole my manuscript and who embroiled me in my very own mystery novel.
To the anonymous DNA technician who proved conclusively that burglars are burglars because they’re not smart enough to do anything else.
To Detectives Danielle Whitefield and Evelyn Gorfido.
To my editor, Kelley Ragland, who gave me the time and space to rewrite the novel from scratch.
To McGarvey Black, who read parts of the novel while it was being rebuilt, and who said encouraging things and made helpful suggestions.
To the many friends who said, often in so many words, “You can do this.”
Thank you.