Least Wanted

Least Wanted

Least Wanted

Debbi Mack

Copyright © 2018 Debbi Mack

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DEDICATION

For Joyce and Andrew Mack, my parents, who instilled a love of reading and stories in me early on and always encouraged me to pursue my dreams.

And for Rick Iacangelo, my husband, who’s believed in me all along and been an endless source of support and inspiration during the toughest of times.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My writing career has been an adventure, in every possible sense of the word. I feel incredibly grateful to have been helped by many people along the way. My current writers’ group has contributed so much, in terms of suggestions, constructive criticism and overall support, that I want to thank all the members (past and present), including Janet Benrey, Ray Flynt, Sasscer Hill, Mary Ellen Hughes, Trish Marshall, Sherriell Mattingley, Bonnie Settle, Thomas Sprenkle, Marcia Talley, and Lyn Taylor. You all have been an invaluable aid to my growth as a writer. I also owe a great debt of gratitude to Pat Altner, Jack Bludis, Carla Buckley, Carolyn Males, Ellen Rawlings, Louise Titchener, and other writers and friends who provided helpful suggestions and encouragement along the way.

I’d like to thank Paul Lenharr, the (now retired) intake counselor at the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney's Office for his helpful information about girl gangs and juvenile crime in the county. I’d also like to thank Jennifer Ferrara, a public high school guidance counselor, who educated me about release requirements for school disciplinary records. In addition, my thanks go to Rick Maltz, a certified fraud examiner, who kept me straight on the embezzlement and auditing details. Any errors or omissions on these subjects are my own. My endless thanks to Peter Ratcliffe for doing an exemplary job on the cover art, along with Beth Rubin for her awesome editing and my sister, Nancy, for her thoughtful (and eagle-eyed) critique. A special shout out goes to my friends in the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime, as well as to Laurie Cullen, for copyediting and helping this techno-i***t with the formatting.

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