The Prophet Murders (26 page)

Just for being men, John Pruitt, Tony Ganz, Jason Branch, Mike Timber, Taylor Burbank, Aidan Shaw and the late – I was so
sorry when I heard – Al Parker, as well as dozens of others whose names I don’t even know.

Pierre and Gilles, for scaling the peaks of kitsch, Tom of Finland, Jerome Bosch, the Bruegels father and son, Edward Hopper,
Tamara Lempicka, Botero, El Greco, Modigliani, Andrea Vizzini, Pablo Picasso, before his cubist phase; Leonardo and Michelangelo,
for being both masters and members of “the family”, as well as Caravaggio; Latif Demirci, who was the reason for my eagerly
awaiting Sundays; the Zümrüt photograph studio, whose front window overwhelms me every time I pass it on Siraselviler.

Finally, and most importantly, Derya Tolga Uysal, for his unstinting support in all things, for sharing with me for seven
years the good and the bad, and for his unbelievably affectionate response to my flare ups, outbursts, depressions, fatigue,
mood swings and malice.

Thank you very much.

I salute you all.