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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I owe so many people so many thanks for their help with this book—the first and foremost being my parents, for their incredible support and, as my dad is a big mystery fan and my mom loves sci-fi, for their inspiration. They both read this book multiple times and gave me such great feedback, too. I could not have done this without them and there are not enough ways to thank them for everything.

I pretty much wrote this book for my agent, Joy, and followed her lead on every revision and decision. She’s always pushing me in new directions and to try new things and I cannot thank her enough for all her love and support. This book would not exist without her.

My editor, Ron, has been totally amazing throughout this entire process, with a fantastic eye for refinement. He’s made this book so much stronger than it was when he got it, and he’s been funny and kind and wonderful to work with. Thank you, Ron, for being an awesome guy and an awesome editor. And thank you to the entire team at Regan Arts, especially Emi, Richard, Lynne, and, of course, Judith.

My readers! My amazing writing group and readers who are incredibly supportive and inspiring: Laura, Robin, Schmergel, Margel, Stella, Paula, Holly, Ryan, Rebecca, Adam, Angela, Leslie, and Sarah. They’ve all been vital to honing this book into what it is and I’m appreciative to all of them for taking the time to help me.

I also need to thank so many other people: Luke, for his thoughts and advice and helping out Joy when she was off having a baby. He really went above and beyond. My father-in-law, Mark, who provided me with stories, information, and some really disturbing photos from his time as a diver for the sheriff’s department. And Jens, my munitions expert, for talking me through all the gun stuff.

And Chris, for being Chris.