Acknowledgments

Thanks, as usual, to Kevin Stevens, deputy chief of the US Border Patrol (Ret.), for his insights and feedback. The generosity he offers me by sharing his knowledge and time is greatly appreciated and always makes books in this series better.

Thanks also to attorney Marcus Jaynes of Landis Arn & Jaynes for answering a year’s worth of questions on immigration and political asylum applications; to Adam Stoutamyer of the Maine State Police for insights into Maine marijuana laws; to commercial fisherman Mike Link for information regarding shipping routes and some history into stowaway travel from Eastern Europe to Nova Scotia; to Kim Sprankle for serving as my undaunted advanced reader; to my agents Ginger Curwen and Julia Lord for being everything to me from advanced readers to cheerleaders, advisors, and friends; to Nicole Nugent (editor), Beth Hanson and Katie Mickschl (publicists), and Terri Bischoff (publisher) at Midnight Ink, for your wisdom, support, and belief, respectively; and, of course, a sincere thank you to Lisa, Delaney, Audrey, and Keeley for your laughter and love.