However, please don’t expect to actually meet any of the characters in this book. All are purely fictional, and if you think they might represent anyone you know, you’re mistaken. Really. I couldn’t get away with that.
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Profound thanks to the following people who gave their time and expertise to assist in the writing of this book:
Phillip Ferguson, base transition coordinator at the Umatilla Chemical Depot. Phil took precious time on a Friday afternoon to explain to a couple of curious visitors who arrived without an appointment just how the chemical depot worked (what he could share, anyway, since some of it is still classified). He assured us that never, ever have any chemical weapons gone missing from the Umatilla base — that, indeed, extreme and successful precautions were taken to guarantee that never happened. Good thing this is a work of fiction, huh? Also, someday, Phil is going to write a book. I just know it.
Debra Biaggi, insightful beta reader and intrepid road trip companion who is brave enough to throw out the words, “She’s writing a book,” and get us into all kinds of interesting places.
BJ Thompson, thoughtful beta reader and mentor. I learn valuable writing techniques from her every time we meet, and so do all the other people who eavesdrop on our conversations at Starbucks.
Sergeant Fred Neiman, Sr. and all the instructors of the Clark County Sheriff’s Citizens’ Academy. The highlights had to be firing the Thompson submachine gun and stepping into the medical examiner’s walk-in cooler. Oh, and the K-9 demonstration and the officer survival/lethal force decision making test. And the drug task force presentation with identification color spectrum pictures and the — you get the idea.
I claim all errors, whether accidental or intentional, solely as my own.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I live in the west end of the Columbia River Gorge. After too many years as a VP of inventory and analysis, I find writing mysteries much more stimulating than squinting at spreadsheets. When not typing, doodling or staring out the window, I’m usually planning my next local tourist adventure, listening to NASCAR races and Mariners, Seahawks and Trailblazers games on the radio, or sneaking dessert for breakfast.
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