TO K.S., FOR YOUR awesome firsthand tales of BASE jumping. Thank you for offering, but the answer is still a firm and resounding no. Never!
To Tara F., for your assistance with the translations. You went the extra mile. My bad guys should have their mouths washed out with soap. Good for you.
To Yoselin and Elvis Rojas, for your help with all things Venezuelan. No, I don’t think my readers would each pay you even one dollar for my safe return. But it was sweet of you to suggest sharing the ransom.
Any mistakes in this work are mine. (Except for that one thing, that was not my fault. But you know who you are!)