Blessed is the author with a good editor, and I have been twice blessed with Larry Kirshbaum and Jamie Raab, whose skills are more than equal to the task.
My fifteen years and seven novels with Warner Books have been at various times happy and interesting, contentious and tense, very successful, always fun and never boring. You're all Number One.
And finally, my agent and friend for the last 20 years or so, Nick Ellison. It would take another volume to discuss this relationship, but in four words-Love Ya Big Guy.
Debra Del Vecchio and Stacy Moll have made generous contributions to Long Island charities in return for having their names used as characters in this novel. I hope they enjoy their fictitious alter egos, and that they continue their good work for worthy causes.
