My deep thanks to Oakland Police Sergeant Fred Mestas, motorcycle maven Larry Mousouris, newswoman extraordinaire Sherry Hu, Private Detective Lynn McLaren, Santa Barbara Senior Deputy District Attorney Ron Zonen, computer expert Chris Soriano, and my excellent assistants Wendy Miller and Sarah Pariso.
My further and likewise deep thanks to my agent, Robert Gottlieb at Trident Media; Tom Doherty and Robert Gleason at Forge; West Coast agents Chris Donnelly and Brian Lipson at Endeavor; publicist Kim Dower of Kim-From-LA; and my beloved wife, Ellen.