Joe Dillard - 02 - In Good Faith (37 page)

To Jon Ruetz, the wonderful, talented man who edited the first couple of drafts of this book and who has provided immeasurable help to Kristy and me through so many hard times—I’ll never be able to repay you, but I love you dearly and respect you immensely.

Thank you to Phillip Spitzer, Lukas Ortiz, and Luc Hunt for working so diligently on my behalf, and thanks to Renni and Ross Browne at “The Editorial Department” for helping me get up and running and getting me through Phillip Spitzer’s door.

Humble thanks to Kristen Weber and the crew at NAL, all of whom have been wonderful to work with. I’ve learned so much, and hope to continue.

And finally, I’d like to thank the two district attorneys and the criminal court judge who collectively railroaded me out of the legal profession. Were it not for the distinctly vindictive manner in which they conducted themselves, I would never have pursued my dream.

Good things can come from bad times. Believe it.