Sue Stengel, Western States Counsel, Anti-Defamation League, for information on militia groups; and David Friedman, Director of the ADL office in Washington, DC, for his candidness and perspective. Michael Brown, Battalion Chief, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, for his detailed explanations of helicopter fire-fighting procedures.
George Q. Fong, ESPN Director of Security and FBI Supervisory Special Agent (ret.) for assistance with procedural issues pertaining to Jake Osborn’s transgression. Corey Jacobson, Policy Analyst and Strategic Communications Associate with Purple Nation Solutions, for his information on campaign finance laws and electoral procedure. Salem Wali-Ali, linguist, for his assistance with Arabic translations.
RoseMarie Mirabella, Barns and Facilities Rental Director, and Valerie Wheels, Stage Manager of Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, for providing access to their facility.
To those unnamed sources who provided information and background on the Mossad and the Department of Defense, thank you.
My agents, Joel Gotler and Frank Curtis, for their insight, decades of knowledge, and hard work on my behalf.
My editor, Kevin Smith, with whom I share a brain during the editorial phase. Sometimes we’re so much in sync I think that if we were women, we’d be cycling together.
My publishers: On the “e” side, Thomas Ellsworth, Daniel Tibbets, Hutch Morton, and Julie Morales at Premier Digital Publishing. The gang at PDP are revolutionaries and outside-the-box thinkers in a constantly changing industry. It’s refreshing to work with professionals who understand the landscape and who aren’t afraid to adapt when they identify a trend. On the hardcover side, Virginia Lenneville and John Hutchinson at Norwood Press: their primary interest is to turn out a first-rate top-quality product. Their hardcovers look beautiful on the shelf and will last a lifetime, and I’m honored to be part of the Norwood stable of legendary authors.
My fans and readers, worldwide, and those who follow me on Facebook and Twitter: You’re the best! A special shout-out to the active posters for participating in spirited discussions, and for spreading the word about “Alan Jacobson”; and a special thank you to the two administrators of my Facebook fan group, Terri Landreth and Sandra Soreano. There are three ways to stay socially networked with me: my official fan page, www.facebook.com/AlanJacobsonFans; my fan-run Facebook group, which you can find at www.FansOfAlanJacobson.com; and Twitter, @JacobsonAlan.
Ultimate thanks goes to Jill, my wife and life partner. It’s not easy navigating the challenges an author faces dealing with an industry in perpetual flux, but having one’s mate solidly behind him during that uncertain journey, which has now spanned eighteen years, makes it bearable (and possible).
Any deviations from fact that appear in the novel should not reflect on the above named professionals. On (very) rare occasions, certain facts were modified to protect national security interests.
About the Author
ALAN JACOBSON is the National Bestselling Author of the critically acclaimed thrillers False Accusations, The Hunted, The 7th Victim, Crush, Velocity, Inmate 1577, and Hard Target. Alan’s novels have been named to numerous “Best Books of the Year” lists, including the Top 10 for The Strand Magazine, Library Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and Suspense Magazine.
Alan's nearly two decades of research and training with law enforcement, including the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the US Marshals Service, Scotland Yard, and SWAT have helped shape the stories he tells and the diverse characters that populate his novels. His books have sold internationally, and several have been optioned by Hollywood.
Together with senior FBI Profiler Mark Safarik, Alan coauthored Staying Safe, a personal safety booklet that they are providing free on Alan’s website, www.AlanJacobson.com.
Follow Alan’s musings on Twitter (@JacobsonAlan) and on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/AlanJacobsonFans).