The Sixth Man

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To Michelle, Novel # 21, ready, load, launch! We did it again.

To Mitch Hoffman, my “Sixth Man.”

To Emi Battaglia, Jennifer Romanello, Tom Maciag, Martha Otis, Chris Barba, Karen Torres, Anthony Goff, Kim Hoffman, Bob Castillo, Michele McGonigle, and all at Grand Central Publishing, who support me in every way.

To Aaron and Arleen Priest, Lucy Childs Baker, Lisa Erbach Vance, Nicole James, Frances Jalet-Miller, and John Richmond, for helping with everything from A to Z.

To Maja Thomas, for realizing long ago that ebooks are definitely for real.

To Maria Rejt, Trisha Jackson, and Katie James at Pan Macmillan, for helping me to roll in the UK.

To Steven Maat at Bruna for taking me to the top in Holland.

To Grace McQuade and Lynn Goldberg, for superb publicity.

To Bob Schule, for your eagle eye.

To Kelly Paul, I made your character really tall, which you’re not, and also really smart and cool, which you definitely are.

To Eric Dobkin and Brandon Murdock, I hope you enjoy your namesakes’ roles, and the various charities certainly benefited.

To the Harkes Family, for the use of your name and for being great friends.

To Lynette and Natasha, and you know why.

And a special thanks and welcome to Kristen White, as the newest member of the team.