The Jaguar (42 page)

Again I thank D. P. Lyle, MD, who was kind enough to explain modern medical suturing, complete with a video showing how it’s done.

Thanks once again to Mike Dee, this time for the crocodiles.

Thanks once more to the
Los Angeles Times
“Mexico Under Siege” team for their excellent reporting of the many travails south of the border, and what they mean to that fine country and to us in the United States.

And once again I’d like to thank Robert Gottlieb and all of Trident Media Group for their expertise, good judgment, and unflagging enthusiasm. You are my allies, and I value you.

Last and certainly not least, thanks to Brian Tart, Ben Sevier, Sandy Harding, Christine Ball, Jamie McDonald, Caitlin Mulrooney-Lyski, and all of the other fine people at Dutton and NAL for making these stories real. You’re a splendid team.

T. Jefferson Parker
is the bestselling and award-winning author of eighteen previous novels and a three-time winner of the Edgar Award. Formerly a journalist, Parker lives with his family in southern California.