Major Tim McAuliffe (ret.), of the New York State Police, my friend and ally, a man who truly does know it all and gives most generously of his wisdom; Senior Investigator Nelson Howe, New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, who set me straight on many a detail; Joseph Becerra, NYSP BCI investigator extraordinaire who, for all that he gave generously of his time for this book and is a definitely cool guy, you wouldn't want after you (miscreants be warned); FBI media liaison James Margolin, of the FBI Manhattan field office, for generously giving of his time, expertise, and sense of humor.
You're the greatest, and the people of New York sleep better at night knowing you're on watch. May you forgive me for my inaccuracies, exaggerations, and rampaging literary license.
Thanks are also due to Vernon Geberth, homicide investigator and educator; to Dorothy Otnow Lewis, M.D., for elucidating the psychology of violence and daring to expose covert mind-control projects; to Betty Sue Hertz, my wise guide to Brooklyn; to Mudda whose name be not mentioned here, but who appears in this book and deserves much praise for her insight and generosity of spirit.
Special thanks to Geoff Williams, chief among Mo Ford's fans, for demanding his resurrection. And of course to Nicole Aragi.
A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR
Daniel Hecht was a professional guitarist for twenty years. In 1989, he retired from musical performance to take up writing, and he received his M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1992. He is the author of four other novels: the best-selling Skull Session, which features some of the same characters as Puppets; The Babel Effect; and two novels in the Cree Black series, City of Masks and Land of Echoes. Visit Daniel Hecht's Web site at danielhecht.com for more about his books.
A NOTE ON THE TYPE
The text of this book is set in Bembo. This type was first used in 1495 by the Venetian printer Aldus Manutius for Cardinal Bembo's De Aetna, and was cut for Manutius by Francesco Griffo. It was one of the types used by Claude Garamond (1480-1561) as a model for his Romain de L'Universite, and so it was the forerunner of what became standard European type for the following two centuries. Its modern form follows the original types and was designed for Monotype in 1929.
Daniel Hecht, Puppets
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