Sleep No More (37 page)

Aaron Priest, gentleman and agent of the old school.

Phyllis Grann and David Highfill.

All the sales reps at Penguin Putnam, and particularly the old hands from Penguin USA, who did yeoman’s labor beginning in 1993 with
Spandau Phoenix
.

Geoff Iles, for taking over all the work but the writing.

Courtney Aldridge, for his expertise in geology and character motivation.

Michael Henry, for his pragmatic advice and inspiration.

Ed Stackler, for his editorial advice.

Luis Mandoki, for teaching me about emotion and character.

Dianne Brown, for an early read and her expertise in real estate.

Jerry Iles, M.D., for consulting on every book at a moment’s notice.

Betty Iles, for untold contributions over all the novels.

Carrie, Madeline, and Mark, for doing without me all those hours and days.

Miscellaneous contributions: Mike Worley, Armando T. Ricci, Ken Perry, M.D., John Holyoak, Johnny Waycaster, Simmons Iles, Lucy Childs, Lisa Erbach-Vance, and Elizabeth Shah-Hosseini.

As always, all mistakes are mine.