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eureka moment that led to this entire book. Judd, I’m giving you the full salute (like Hawkeye in the last M*A*S*H). Thanks, Max; Noah Kuttler, one of the first people I turn to, for his astonishing patience, brilliant intuition, and his neverending ability to challenge me as a writer. I’m humbled by what he brings to the novels and, more important, to our friendship; Ethan and Sally Kline, who have proven that even an ocean between us won’t stop them from helping me with everything from editing to plot twisting; Paul Brennan, Matt Oshinsky, Paulo Pacheco, Joel Rose, and Chris Weiss kept this book honest. Their input is critical to everything I write and I hope they know how important they are to me. Brothers, indeed. Chuck and Lenore Cohen, our family in D.C., who gave new meaning to the term “opened their home” as they turned their house over to the creative process. I couldn’t have finished this book without them.

When I started this novel, it was the first time I had to step into a world that I knew absolutely nothing about. For that reason, I owe enormous thank-yous to the following people for showing me around: Without a doubt, Jo Ayn “Joey” Glanzer was the most brilliant investigative teacher anyone could ask for. She took me through the details, dragged me down the back alleys, and brought one of my favorite characters to life. More important, she’s a true friend; Len Zawistowski and Rob Ward are amazing investigators and incredibly nice guys whom I turned to without hesitation. Thanks for all the plotting and planning; Eljay Bowron, John Tomlinson, Greg Regan, Marc Connolly, and Jim Mackin were my guides to the incredible organization known as the Secret Service, and I can’t thank them enough for their trust. They’re the actual good guys, and I respect them (and the Service) more than they know; Bill Spellings, my director of high-tech gadgetry, who puts James Bond to shame; Robin Manix and Bob West, for taking the time to make sure I had every banking detail I needed; Ashima Dayal, Tom DePont, Mike Higgins, Alex Khutorsky, David Leit, Mary Riley, Denis Russ, Jim Sloan, Don Stebbins, and Ken van Wyk answered question after question, no matter how silly or inane; Bill Warren and Deborah Warner at Disney, for all their fantastic help in taking me backstage at the Magic Kingdom. The place is just amazing, and their support is much appreciated; Chuck Vance and Larry Sheafe (who are just the best), Bill Carroll, Andy Podolak, and all the incredible minds over at Vance International, for teaching me how to track people down; Richard Bert, Sheri James, and the other wonderfully kind people at FinCEN, who taught me so much about financial crime and law enforcement; Glen Dershowitz, Joe Epstein, Rob Friedsam, Steven Heineman, Roman Krawciw, Amanda Parness, P. J. Solit, Greg Stuppler, and Jon Weiner, for taking me through the financial world; John Byrne, Tom Lasich, Laura Mouck, Charles Nelson, and Bob Powis, for their insight into the intricacies of money laundering; Chris Campos, Louis Digeronimo, Nancie Freitas, Mary Alice Hurst, Terry Lenzner, Ted O’Donnell, Rob Russell, Robert Smith, and Joseph T. Wells, who shared their privacy and investigative techniques; Steve Bernd, David Boyd, Greg Hammond, Peter Migala, and Sean Rogers, who were the rest of my high-tech surveillance team; Cindy Bonnette, Jeannine Butcavage, Vincent Conlon, Mike Martinson, and Bill Spiro, for their expertise on the banking industry; Noel Hillman and Dan Gitner, for the legal advice; Cary Lubetsky, Eric Meier, and Roger White, who reintroduced me to my hometown; Sue Cocking, Greg Cohen, Jon Constine, Tom Deardorff, Edna Farley, Michele and Tom Heidenberger, Karen Kutger, Ray McAllister, Ken Robson, Sharon Silva-Lamberson, Joao Morgado, Debra Roberts, Sheryl Sandberg, Tom Shaw, and my dad, for walking me through the rest of the details; Rob Weisbach, for being the first to say yes; every one of my male friends (you know who you are — if you just grinned, I’m talking about you), for being the brothers who live in this book; and, as always, to my