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CKNOWLEDGMENTS

If the goal here is to assign credit where it is due, this page seems woefully insufficient. Merely acknowledging the people named below is actually the
least I can do. Let it be known: I don’t take any of these smart and talented people for granted. Readers shouldn’t either.

Chris consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty in tolerating the bizarre and relentless daily routine of someone who is writing a novel. And he’s always smiling. His patience, love, and support are essential to my sanity and productivity. And my parents, Pattie and Dick Quinn, have always been and continue to be proud supporters of this venture. I love you all.

The first line of defense against humiliating errors, vagary, and fatal plot holes are my early readers. Not only did these people save me from myself, but they challenged me to make every page better. They are: Chris Fajardo, Kelly Quinn, Gretchen Newell, Jon Bergman, Phil Buiser, Marc Valera, and Zac Hug.

After that layer of editorial brush was cleared, my editor David Downing stepped in and did his thing. “His thing” is the real deal. I’ve had the pleasure to work with David on three novels. Each time, he has added real value, line by line, and I am forever grateful for his wisdom, humor, and talent.

Throughout this process, I’ve benefited immeasurably from the hard work of the outstanding people at Thomas & Mercer. They are doing big things. The following people deserve special recognition for their efforts in making this book possible: Gracie Doyle, Alan Turkus, Jacque Ben-Zekry, Kjersti Egerdahl, Alison Dasho, Timoney Korbar, Tiffany Pokorny, and Sarah Shaw. And a special shout-out to Lindsey Alexander, the superb copyeditor who handled the final manuscript with great care and a sharp eye.

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If I was able to create any illusion that I know what I’m talking about when it comes to cutting-edge cybertechnologies, it is mostly due to the following books and articles.

Bamford, James.
The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America
. New York: Doubleday, 2008.

Bowden, Mark.
Worm: The First Digital World War
. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2011.

Clarke, Richard A., and Robert Knake.
Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It
. New York: Ecco, 2010.

Greenberg, Andy. “How the NSA Could Bug Your Powered-Off iPhone, and How to Stop Them.”
Wired
, June 3, 2014. Online version, accessed September 2014:
www.wired.com/2014/06/nsa-bug-iphone/
.

Greenberg, Andy.
This Machine Kills Secrets: How WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists Aim to Free the World’s Information
. New York: Dutton, 2012.

Greenwald, Glenn.
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State
. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2014.

Huslin, Anita. “If These Walls Could Talk . . .”
Washington Post
, May 28, 2006. Online version, accessed July 2014:
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/27/AR2006052701153.html
.

Matthews, Jason.
Red Sparrow
. New York: Scribner, 2013.

Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor, and Kenneth Cukier.
Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.

Wise, David.
Tiger Trap: America’s Secret Spy War with China
. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.

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Photo © 2015 Sean Marier

A native of Alaska, Ryan Quinn was an NCAA champion and an all-American skier while at the University of Utah. He worked for five years in New York’s book-publishing industry before moving to Los Angeles, where he writes and trains for marathons. Quinn is also the author of the bestseller
End of Secrets
, as well as
The Fall
, a finalist in the 2013 International Book Awards. For more, please visit
ryanquinnbooks.com
.