Angel Face_ Sex, Murder and the Inside Story of Amanda Knox - Barbie Latza Nadeau [59]
Thank you to my editor and friend Lee Aitken, who guided this project, turning my on-the-ground dispatches into a real book. Lee invited me to join The Daily Beast by phone late one frigid night as I stood on the steps of the enoteca in Perugia. Through her I have had the most exhilarating adventure embarking on Tina Brown’s pioneering journey in paperless media and fast book publishing. I am so lucky to be part of it and to work with so many smart people on the Daily Beast team. But I would never have been in Perugia in the first place if not for Newsweek magazine, for which I have worked since 1997. And I would not have received Lee’s late-night call if my Newsweek bureau chief and trusted friend Chris Dickey had not suggested me for the part.
Very special thanks to Italo Carmignani for his willingness and generosity in sharing his reporting and knowledge of all things Perugian, which proved invaluable as a resource for this book.
Thank you to criminal lawyer Alessandra Batassa in Rome for always engaging on this story and for answering my many criminal-law questions.
Thank you to Andrea Vogt, whose verve as a reporter and friend has taught me more than a few things about integrity and about myself; to Sabina Castelfranco, whose honest friendship and genuine belief in Amanda’s innocence have helped keep me in check; to Nick Pisa, whose untouchable reporting skills and wit make him the true operatore; and to Chapman Bell, whose dead-sprint enthusiasm made covering this story for so long so much more bearable. Others who have been important to this project, both as reporters and as friends, are Ann Wise of ABC, Marta Falconi of AP, Paul Russell of Fact TV, Massimo Mapelli of La7, and Alessandro Capponi of Corriere della Sera.
Big thanks to my sister Sherri for closely reading this manuscript so many times and for being such an honest critic, and to her, my parents, and my brother for not giving up on me when they easily could have. My deep appreciation goes to my dearest friends in Rome and Nairobi who have been so supportive, have helped with the kids, bought me my morning coffee, and listened to the gory details of Meredith’s murder ad nauseam.
Last but not least, special thanks to Andrew for continuing to put up with my antics for all these years and to our sons Nicholas and Matthew, who aptly cringe when I mention “Perugia.”
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