experts on canine behavior. She is my mentor and friend, and the only Agility competitor brave enough to run a bull terrier and skilled enough to win. Her training regimen at the MSPCA is unique. My understanding of behaviorism is a tribute to Terri’s patient reinforcement.
Crystal Campbell, Keyboard Wizard, for creating a most wonderful website.
Those kind souls who labored through a dismal first draft: Pete Solomon, town librarian and the first to read and encourage; very longtime friends and very dear ones: Jeremy Landau, Melody Urso, and Erin Prophet (tied for first place on the Gentle Scale). Encouragement also came from Lawrence and Elizabeth MacDonald, and from Val Rounds.
Dr. Nancy Krieger, childhood friend, for laboring through a later draft. You are way supportive, and too cool for school, just as you were when we were kids.
Old friend, Jerry Posner, just for being you. Mr. Positive.
Writer and editor Guy Maynard, for his honest reactions and deservedly scant praise of that first draft. Thank you for encouraging me, even though this genre is not your cup of meat.
John Guerrasio, actor and friend. Another who egged me on. “Write! It’s good for you!” he said. I admire John because he set out to do what he loves and succeeded.
Eric Sunden, Mr. Patience, for your help with the Kickstarter video…and for pointing out that Fajardo is in the north, not the south of Borinquen. Ooops.
Justin Cattachio, for the Dunedin Kickstarter videos. Oh, heck, all the supporters in that wonderful town.
W. Javier Colon, for help with colloquial Puerto Rican Spanish, and for being young, and idealistic. Be bold.
Michelle Toth, a fine author and teacher, for the inspiration to, and the roadmap for self-publication. Plus, answering a million questions later on.
Amy MacKinnon, another fine author and teacher, who possessed the patience to explain basic writing craft without which I should not have begun and would not have finished.
Editor Stuart Horwitz, of Book Architecture. Professionals make it look easy.
Victoria Wright, Editor Ninja Supreme, for holding me accountable and for being so damned smart. A joy to work with you.
To the selfless and talented folk at Grubstreet. Love, not money, drives them.
To you all, for spending your time with
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Harry Steinman. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and events are invented or used ficticiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, past, present or future, to events, locations, or businesses, is a matter of coincidence. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Steinman, Harry.
Little deadly things / Harry Steinman.
p. cm.
LCCN 2012945815
ISBN 978-1-9389526-0-9
ISBN 978-1-9389526-1-6
ISBN 978-1-9389526-2-3
1. Women scientists—Fiction. 2. Nanotechnology—Fiction. 3. Medicinal plants—Fiction. 4. Science fiction. 5. Suspense fiction. I. Title.
PS3619.T47642L58 2012 813’.6
QBI12-600160
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2012945815
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