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A gripping and breath-taking thriller you won’t be able to put down. Perfect for fans of Tom Bale, Rachel Abbott and Robert Dugoni.
Acknowledgements
For this one I need to thank Trooper Kristy Wilson and Trooper Sean Kane – not only are they out there every day helping people, risking their lives, but they make time to answer my endless questions on law enforcement matters. They deserve credit for the police procedural detail in the book; for any inaccuracies, that’s on me.
I’d like to thank Angie Allen and Lee Clark Smith for their help understanding Child Protective Services. Angie works in the field, Lee is a foster mother, and both of them are amazing and deserve such respect and gratitude for what they do. Thank you to my stepfather, Stephen Buzzell, an attorney who lent this story his considerable knowledge of criminal law (and who has, yes, kept me out of jail a time or two…). And I’d like to thank Jason Colby for his insight on school record-keeping.
Huge thanks to my editor, Abigail Fenton, who once again worked her magic. And thank you to DeAndra Lupu, who came in at the end of this process to run damage control. Thanks to Lauren Finger and everyone at Bookouture, including all the other writers toiling away, keeping one another sane.
And last but certainly not least, thanks to my wife. For her enduring support, patience, and her own wonderful creativity. This is another story that began in her mind, given to me to tease out and explore.
Without these people, this book would not have been possible.