Practice to Deceive

can’t write one more paragraph. They have no idea how much they help me.
    I will begin with those citizens of Whidbey Island, Washington, who patiently answered questions and provided me with documents under the public information statute and with their own personal stories:
    Island County Prosecuting Attorney Greg Banks, his paralegal and assistant, Michelle Graff, and Island County Sheriff Mark C. Brown and Detective Mark Plumberg, and numerous officers on staff there, who all helped me immeasurably. Court Reporter Karen Shipley, Judge Vickie Churchill, Judge Alan Hancock, and Deputy Bill Becker.
    Although I know it was difficult for them, I appreciated the memories—spoken and written—of the victims’ family members: Jim Douglas, Gail O’Neal, Bob O’Neal, Holly Hunsicker, Victor Hunsicker, Rhonda and Mitch Vogl, and Lana Galbraith, who will soon publish her own book on her family. I truly believe that family members who have been lost to accidents, homicide, and suicide would have spoken with me—if only they could.
    Lloyd Jackson and Vickie Boyer shared the history of those who were accused, information that few will know until they read this book. I also thank Angela Vosburg, Cathy and Dean Hatt, and Jennifer McCormick of Whidbey Island, and Keith and Donna Ogden of New Mexico. There are many others who prefer not to be named here. There are also individuals who refused to be interviewed for their own reasons.
    As always, I thank my very first reader, Gerry Hay, and my second reader, Kate Jewell.
    All of the Jolly Matron Society members, and the Semi-Boeing Union Meeting friends: Carol Lovall and Donna Anders. Kathleen and Jeff Huget, Laura, Rebecca, and Matthew Harris, Leslie and Glenn Scott, Andy Rule, Mike, Marie, Holland, and Gray Rule, and Bruce, Machel, Olivia, Tyra, and Logan Sherles. Captain Dan Jones, Cindy Wilkinson, John P. Kelly, and Barb Thompson.
    The South Whidbey Record , especially reporters Janice Stensland and Ben Watanabe.
    To my literary agents of forty years: Joan and Joe Foley of the Foley Agency, and my theatrical agent, Ron Bernstein, vice president of International Creative Management Partners.
    I am grateful to have been associated with Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books for decades, and for the capable and intelligent team who take my manuscripts from first draft to a real, live book: my perceptive and tactful editor, Mitchell Ivers, my publisher, Louise Burke; Natasha Simons, Mitchell’s assistant, who does a yeoman’s job as she enters editorial changes and helps me create the photo sections—one of the most difficult parts of what we do! My publicist at Gallery: Jean Anne Rose, production editor Carly Sommerstein, production manager Larry Pekarek, managing editor Kevin McCahill, copy editor Faren Bachelis, art director Lisa Litwack, and book designer Lewelin Polanco.

Books by Ann Rule
    In the Still of the Night
    Too Late to Say Goodbye
    Green River, Running Red
    Every Breath You Take
    . . . And Never Let Her Go
    Heart Full of Lies
    Bitter Harvest
    Dead by Sunset
    Everything She Ever Wanted
    If You Really Loved Me
    The Stranger Beside Me
    Possession
    Small Sacrifices
    ANN RULE’S CRIME FILES:
    Vol. 16: Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases
    Vol. 15: Don’t Look Behind You and Other True Cases
    Vol. 14: But I Trusted You and Other True Cases
    Vol. 13: Mortal Danger and Other True Cases
    Vol. 12: Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder and Other True Cases
    Vol. 11: No Regrets and Other True Cases
    Vol. 10: Worth More Dead and Other True Cases
    Vol. 9: Kiss Me, Kill Me and Other True Cases
    Vol. 8: Last Dance, Last Chance and Other True Cases
    Vol. 7: Empty Promises and Other True Cases
    Vol. 6: A Rage to Kill and Other True Cases
    Vol. 5: The End of the Dream and Other True Cases
    Vol. 4: In the Name of Love and Other True Cases
    Vol. 3: A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases
    Vol. 2: You Belong to Me and Other True Cases
    Vol. 1: A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases
    Without Pity: Ann Rule’s Most Dangerous Killers
    The I-5 Killer
    The Want-Ad Killer
    Lust Killer

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