Killing Jane: An Erin Prince Thriller
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Special thank you to Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Jan Gorniak for taking the time out of her day to tell me how their office worked, as well as answering some pretty specific grisly questions.
Thank you to D.P. Lyle for his information on aneurysms as well as various post mortem questions; thank you to Dr. Stephen Anderson, neurologist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, for working me through diagnosing a brain aneurysm and the subsequent long-term treatment. To Detective Jennifer Roberts of the Cedar Rapids Police for her candor on what it’s like to be a woman in the field; thank you to Staca Sheehan of NCMEC for her willingness to answer so many questions and for the tour of the D.C. offices.
To Dr. Katherine Ramsland, thank you for honesty and never-ending supply of resources.
To my family, words can’t express how grateful I am. My husband Rob has never wavered in his support, pushing me to stay home and write even when he had to make sacrifices. I love you, and I couldn’t have done this without you. To my daughter Grace, thank you for being you and for being so proud of your mom, no matter how dark and twisty she gets. To Mom and Dad, for everything. For always being there and believing in me even when I had no clue what to do.
Annetta Ribken for talking me off the ledge numerous times; Catie Rhodes for being a sounding board.
Kristine Kelly, for believing in me enough to push me down this path and for always being honest.
Rick Miles at RedCoat PR for working with me and pushing me to the next level. My agent, Italia Gandolfo, who believes in me enough for the both of us and never fails to kick me off the pity train and get me moving forward, and to my editor Liana Gardner, who pushed me way out of my comfort zone for Killing Jane and helped me make it the book I always wanted it to be.
Finally, to all of the readers who’ve supported me from day one: thank you, and I hope you continue to enjoy my writing.
Until next time,
Stacy Green
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