Once again, my gratitude to David and Daniel Parker for allowing me to continue characters created by their giant of a father.
The same goes for Ivan Held, the boss of all bosses at Putnam, and my wonderful editor, Danielle Dieterich.
Big thanks, as always, to Esther Newberg, who treats the literary estate of Robert B. Parker like the trust that it is.
And finally, a shout-out to the members of the band — David Koepp, Peter Gethers, Ziggy and Nancy Alderman, Capt. John Fisher — who are never too busy to spitball.