To Free a Spy (47 page)

Visiting and melding into the rolling northern Virginia countryside in and near Middleburg in Loudoun County, just an hour’s drive outside D.C., kept us thinking how great it must be to live there in horse country, so close to the Capital yet a world apart, which is why my character Fleming DeGrande’s ranch and home are situated nearby. We spent a delightful couple of days becoming acquainted with Middleburg, its art shops, restaurants, B&Bs, welcoming townspeople and lovely countryside.

A fun venue of a completely different world was Atlantic City, with its defining casinos, fun-loving throngs on its famous Boardwalk, weekend gamblers and high-rollers, gold-laden pawn shops and all the trappings of a casino town. All of course at the edge of the ocean.

Writing
To Free A Spy
has been a wonderful experience, and if you enjoy reading it that will be the icing on my cake!

I’m grateful beyond words
to my late bride Lee Ganaway for her tireless reading, critiquing and support during the early stages of this book; to Julie Ganaway Blanchard for her valuable comments about contemporary fashion and style and her assistance in social media marketing; to Ginger Ganaway Smith for social media exposure of
Spy
and to Ginger and to John Ganaway for their unfailing enthusiasm and encouragement. To each of you, know that you have my undying love.

I want to thank the Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Hiroshima for answering my endless questions and providing me with related RERF publications.

I also want to express my appreciation to the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley for responding to those of my questions that they could answer and for their gracious way of saying “no” when that had to be the response. I’m an avid fan of the Agency.

My thanks to my many other friends and family members who throughout the course of this project have generously encouraged me, read for me and offered valuable suggestions and ideas.

I am indebted to each member of this team, without whom
To Free a
Spy
would still be just an idea. All errors belong to me.

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