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To the real-life Pair-o-DocsâBarry Talley and David Whiteâwho together have produced musicals that have thrilled, delighted, and astonished Annapolis audiences for two decades. Thanks for agreeing to go on sabbatical for the duration of this book so those two other guys could direct
Sweeney Todd
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To Helen Arguello for help building sets, and Ensign Paul Wood, USN, producer of the 2004 Glee Club musical and backstage guide extraordinaire. From the dressing rooms below to the dizzying heights of Mahan Hall's amazing clock tower ⦠ooooh, thanks, especially for manning the camera while I was cowering on the balcony. And to Randy Martell, who has all the keys.
To Vice Admiral Ronald A. Route, Naval Inspector General, for advice on Navy policy and procedure; Capt. Keith Bowman, USN, who responded to my request for information by inviting me on a tour of the Pentagon; Lt. Jonathan Glass, MC, USNR, for valuable help with the medical bits; and Special Agent Marina Murphy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Annapolis Regional Authority,
who answered a bazillion questions about FBI investigations. If I got it wrong, it's my mistake, and not theirs.
I have been overwhelmed by the generous outpouring of support from my Naval Academy friendsâmidshipmen, faculty and staff, both past and present. I based all the cool characters on you, of course. The rotten ones I made up.
To friend and fellow mystery author, Donna Andrews, who was nearly arrested while checking out a location for me in Fairfax, VA. Be careful where you point your camera, and of course I would have bailed you out! Does Homeland Security take VISA?
To Luci Zahrey, the “Poison Lady” who would be very, very dangerous should she ever turn to crime.
To my writers groupsâSujata Massey, John Mann, Janice McLane, and Karen Diegmueller, in Baltimore, and Janet Benrey, Trish Marshall, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ray Flynt, Sherriel Mattingly, and Lyn Taylor, in Annapolisâfor tough love.
To my amazing editor, Sarah Durand; her can-do assistant, Jeremy Cesarec; to my publicist, Danielle Bartlett, and everyone at Harper Collins who makes it such an incredibly supportive place for a mystery writer to be.
To my web diva and lunch buddy, Barbara Parker. Come see what Barbara can do at
www.marciatalley.com
.
To Marisa Young and James Cheevers, whose generous bids at charity auctions sponsored by Malice Domestic, Inc. and the Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, respectively, bought them the right to be characters in this book.
And to Kate Charles and Deborah CrombieâPlot Fest Forever! And, when are we going to do another one?
MARCIA TALLEY is the author of four previous books featuring Hannah Ives. A winner of the Malice Domestic writing grant and an Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel, Ms. Talley won an Agatha and an Anthony Award for her short story “Too Many Cooks.” She is the editor of two mystery collaborations, and her short stories have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. She lives with her husband in Annapolis, Maryland. You can visit her website at www.marciatalley.com.
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HANNAH IVES
“Hannah Ives is an appealing, believable heroine who would rather face a killer than her own post-cancer emotions, and Marcia Talley perfectly catches her ambivalence.”
Margaret Maron
“[Characters] so real they must exist somewhere beyond the page.”
Anne Perry
“Talley's thoughtful handling of Hannah's bout with breast cancer and the emotional and physical recovery ⦠add depth ⦠[Her] characters shine.”
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“A writer and a character we want to see againâand soon.”
Washington Times
“[Her] characters are well drawn and the dialogue sparkles.”
Baltimore Sun
“Hannah Ives is a welcome addition to the mystery landscape.”
Laura Lippman
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
THIS ENEMY TOWN
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