The Dangerous Edge of Things

The Dangerous Edge of Things - By Tina Whittle




Acknowledgments

It takes a village to write a novel. Here’s a brief roster of those whose generosity and smarts made this work possible. Thank you to my fellow writers whose insights shaped this manuscript—Jon Bryant, Laura Cooper, Susan Newman, and David Starnes (we miss you, David). Professor Mary Hadley deserves special kudos—the idea for this book was born during my semester in her Mystery Writing class. She and her husband Charles Martin have been staunch supporters from the beginning. Many specialists contributed their expertise and put up with my endless questions about cars and guns and burn marks: Steven Brown, Guy Antonozzi, R. Steven Eckhoff, Mike Kerce, Carl Stover, and Tanya Terry. Fran Johnson rendered me photogenic, and Joel Caplan put up with my camera shyness—without them, there would be no author photo at the back of this book. And my best friend Antonia Deal went above and beyond the call of duty in ways that my legal team says it’s best not to describe—thanks, Toni! I’ll see ya in Vegas!

My deepest gratitude to the loved ones who have believed in me through the years—my parents, Dinah and Archie Floyd; my out-law parents Yvonne and Gene Whittle; my brother Tim and siblings-in-law Lisa, Patty and Rich; and of course my husband, James, and daughter Kaley Grace. I am blessed to count them in my circle.





Epigraph

Our interest's on the dangerous edge of things.

The honest thief, the tender murderer,

The superstitious atheist…

—Robert Browning