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  “Right.” Carl patted his assignments. “I’ll be here in the morning to start these cases. Now, I’m going home to enjoy the rest of my day off.”

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  Acknowledgements

  Since this book has been more than…well, a decade in the making, my list of people to thank goes on quite a ways.

  But to keep it simple, I would like to thank:

  Julie Frauenthal, for asking for each new chapter as soon as I’d gotten it typed up in the 8th grade.

  Ada Wax, my junior high English teacher who had more faith in me than I could have paid her to have.

  The Fayetteville and Springdale police departments, especially William Turnbow, Paul Shepard, and Jamie Fields, for all the questions they put up with.

  Mary Gray and David West, my partners in crime, for pumping me up and giving me fantastic ideas.

  My family, but especially my husband and children, for putting up with a mentally absent mom and being excited about her hobby called writing.

  About the Author

  Tamara Hart Heiner lives in Arkansas with her husband and three children. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English. She teaches English in the mornings and spends the rest of the day avoiding the laundry and other chores, all in the name of parenting. Sometimes she gets to sit down in front of the computer and write for a few hours.

  Table of Contents

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Chapter 31

  Chapter 32

  Chapter 33

  Chapter 34

  Chapter 35

  Chapter 36

  Acknowledgements

  About the Author