Blood Runs Cold

Acknowledgments

My first thank you, as always, goes to my agent Darley Anderson and the outstanding team at the Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency.

He is an editor, a publishing director, a cheerleader: he is the one and only Wayne Brookes. Love you loads.

Thank you to Amanda Ridout, Lynne Drew, Moira Reilly, Tony Purdue and everyone at HarperCollins for their support and commitment.

Thanks to Anne O’Brien for her razor-sharp copy-editing.

I am, as always, blown away by the experts who take the time to help me with my research, not just for the information given, but also the welcome, the kindness and the hospitality.

Very special thanks go to SSA Phil Niedringhaus – I couldn’t have done it without you. And thank you to everyone at the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force.

Thank you to George Fong, Unit Chief for the Safe Streets and Gang Unit at FBI Headquarters, for making it all possible.

Thank you to Special Agent Rene Vonder Haar for co-ordinating my visit.

Thank you to Special Agent Kenneth Jackson from the Glenwood Springs RA … and to his family for their warm welcome.

At the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, big thank you to Sheriff John Minor from the capital of Ireland; Undersheriff Derek Woodman; and Captain – Operations, Jaime FitzSimons.

Thank you to Summit County Coroner, Joanne Richardson, aka “the deadchick”.

Many thanks to Andy, Niki and Robin Harris from the gorgeous Fireside Inn in Breckenridge. No prizes for guessing the inspiration for the Firelight Inn.

Thank you also to Otto Appenzeller MD., Ph.D.; Joan M. Brehm, Illinois Search Dogs Inc.; Professor Marie Cassidy; Glen Kraatz, Mission Coordinator, Summit County Rescue Group; Elliott I. Moorhead; Luke Pally, David Siderfin, Silverthorne PD; Phil Walter, Special Agent, FBI (retired).

Thank you to my family who are a constant source of inspiration and guidance. You mean more to me than any acknowledgment can ever say.

For fun and games, friendship and support, thank you to Kefi Chadwick, Damien DB, Maggie Deas, Gerry Fahey, Ian Fahey (awesome), Sue Booth-Forbes, Matthew Higgins, Chris (Rex) Lander and Scott Lander, Ger McDonnell, Leah McDonnell (awesome), Mary Maddison, Aideen and Brendan Mulligan, Joan Murphy, Vanessa O’Loughlin, Anna Philips, Julie and Ronan Sheridan in da house, Maureen and Donal O’Sullivan and family inc. the wonderful Louise.

To Mauser and Little Dick – you rock stars. And mind-erasers.

To everyone at The Copper Kettle – thanks for having me.

Finally, not everyone who helped me can be named. But you know who you are. And you know how much it means … seriously.