To my cousin Richard, who wanted to die in my novel, and to LK and MV, who may not have, but did anyway.
Sincere thanks goes out to John E.A. Bertram, John Bodnar, Chris Chapin, Alice Cooper, John Glusman, Chris Grant, Kim Grant, John Halsey (Peconic Land Trust), Gary Johnson, Kathy Kennedy, Bob Lorzing, Suzanne Finnamore Luckenbach (who predicted it all), Deedra McClearn, Elaine Markson, Carrie McKenna, Farouk Muradali (my mentor in Trinidad), Ruth O’Leary, the Pedersen family and various offshoots, Gerard, Oda and Dominique Ramsawak (for their friendship and all things Trinidadian), Isabella Rossellini, Jerry Ruotolo (my great friend and favorite photographer), James “Camuto Jim” Ryan, Laura Schlecker, Richard Sinclair, Edwin J. Spicka (my mentor at the State University of New York at Geneseo), Katherine Turman (Nights with Alice Cooper), and Janny van Beem (the real inspiration for Yanni). Special thanks also go out to Mrs. Dorothy Wachter—for listening patiently, nearly forty years ago, when I told her I wanted to write a thriller. I think she would have loved the story that J. R. and I came up with.
Finally, my eternal thanks and love go out to my family for their patience, love, encouragement, and unwavering support, especially Janet Schutt, Billy Schutt, Chuck and Eileen Schutt, Bobby and Dee Schutt, my grandparents (Angelo and Millie DiDonato), all my Aunt Roses, and of course, my late parents, Bill and Marie Schutt.
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