The Escape (43 page)
To Michelle, for always going on the journey with me.
To Mitch Hoffman, for always hitting the right notes.
To Michael Pietsch, Jamie Raab, Lindsey Rose, Sonya Cheuse, Emi Battaglia, Tom Maciag, Martha Otis, Karen Torres, Anthony Goff, Bob Castillo, Michele McGonigle, Andrew Duncan, Rick Cobban, Brian McLendon, and everyone at Grand Central Publishing, for all you do.
To Aaron and Arleen Priest, Lucy Childs Baker, Lisa Erbach Vance, Frances Jalet-Miller, John Richmond, and Melissa Edwards, for a stellar job across the board.
To Anthony Forbes Watson, Jeremy Trevathan, Maria Rejt, Trisha Jackson, Katie James, Natasha Harding, Sara Lloyd, Lee Dibble, Stuart Dwyer, Geoff Duffield, Jonathan Atkins, Stacey Hamilton, James Long, Anna Bond, Sarah Willcox, Leanne Williams, Sarah McLean, Charlotte Williams, and Neil Lang at Pan Macmillan, for continuing to build me to new heights worldwide.
To Praveen Naidoo and his team at Pan Macmillan in Australia, for doing such a spectacular job.
To Sandy Violette and Caspian Dennis, for taking care of me so well.
To Arabella Stein, for being such a good friend and agent. Best of luck in your new career.
To Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy, for your outstanding audio performances. Congratulations on the Audie! Well deserved.
To Steven Maat, Joop Boezeman, and the Bruna team for keeping me at the top in Holland.
To Bob Schule, for doing a particularly superb job on this one.
To Chuck Betack, for keeping me honest on all matters military.
To Steve Jennings, I will never look at DTRA in quite the same way. Your help was invaluable. But I still can’t let you win at tennis (sorry).
To auction winners Shireen Kirk, Lenora Macri, and Susan Reynolds, I hope that you enjoy your characters.
To Roland Ottewell for a great copyediting job.
To Kristen and Natasha, for keeping me reasonably sane!
To Lynette and Art, thanks for everything and best wishes to you in Florida.
And to Spencer, for picking up the laboring oar.
Absolute Power
Total Control
The Winner
The Simple Truth
Saving Faith
Wish You Well
Last Man Standing
The Christmas Train
Split Second
Hour Game
The Camel Club
The Collectors
Simple Genius
Stone Cold
The Whole Truth
Divine Justice
First Family
True Blue
Deliver Us from Evil
Hell’s Corner
The Sixth Man
No Time Left
(short story)
One Summer
Zero Day
The Innocent
The Forgotten
The Hit
King and Maxwell
Bullseye
(short story)
The Target
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