Stay Close (45 page)

The author wishes to thank Ben Sevier, Brian Tart, Christine Ball, Diane Discepolo, Lisa Erbach Vance, Chris Christie (I’m skipping titles), Linda Fairstein, Ben Coben (who enjoyed “researching” the ruins, Lucy, and the boardwalk equally), Anne Armstrong-Coben, and Bob McGuigan.

This is a work of fiction. That means I make stuff up. That said, the Korean War Memorial on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, the ghost towns/ruins in the Pine Barrens, and Lucy the Elephant are all real and worth visits. You can learn more about them at HarlanCoben.com.

I’d also like to give a quick shout-out to Erin Anderson, Guy Angiuoni, Samantha Bajraktari, Howard Dodds, Jaime Hatcher Hemsley, Missy Malek, Rick Mason, and Barbara and Anthony Reale. These people (or their munificent loved ones) made generous contributions to charities in return for having their names appear in this novel. If you’d like to participate in the future, please visit HarlanCoben.com for details.

Harlan Coben
is the author of twenty-one previous novels, including the #1
New York Times
bestsellers
Live Wire
,
Caught, Long Lost,
and
Hold Tight
, as well as
Play Dead
and the popular Myron Bolitar series. Winner of the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, Coben lives in New Jersey.