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Harry and I face an uncertain future. The thirty-five million dollars, the original fees awarded us by Betz for my work at Supermax, is now in process of being paid. This is like the serendipity of winning a lottery. The fact that it flowed from a dog of a case that neither of us wanted to take speaks to the mystery and caprice of wealth—the imponderable puzzle of who gets it and why.
How this will affect our lives in the future is anyone’s guess.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many people provided encouragement and support in the writing of this book, including family and friends.
Most of all, I wish to thank my assistant, Marianne Dargitz, who, for more than two decades, has provided not only her energy and unflagging support but also encouragement, which has guided me through difficult periods. Without her constant efforts and attention to detail, none of this would have been possible.
Among others, I wish to thank my publisher, William Morrow, and all the people at HarperCollins without whose unstinting care and love of the written word and book publishing as we know it, none of this would have happened. Most of all, I thank my editor, David Highfill, whose friendship over many years has been a constant source of encouragement and pleasure. I thank his editorial assistant, Chloe Moffett, and associate editor, Jessica Williams, who over the course of this work fielded my phone calls and handled many technical aspects during the transition from paper to digital editing.
I thank my agent, Esther Newberg of International Creative Management, and my New York lawyers, Mike Rudell and Eric Brown of Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, for their constant attention and guidance to the business aspects of my publishing career.
For their caring interest, love, and constant encouragement I thank Al and Laura Parmisano, who have always been there for me during good times and bad. Last but not least, for her constant and unconditional love, I thank my daughter, Megan Martini, who makes all things possible for me.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
STEVE MARTINI is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Trader of Secrets, The Rule of Nine, Guardian of Lies, Shadow of Power, and others featuring defense attorney Paul Madriani. Martini has practiced law in California in both state and federal courts and has served as an administrative law judge and supervising hearing officer. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.
www.stevemartini.com
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ALSO BY STEVE
Trader of Secrets
The Rule of Nine
Guardian of Lies
Shadow of Power
Double Tap
The Arraignment
The Jury
The Attorney
Critical Mass
The List
The Judge
Undue Influence
Prime Witness
Compelling Evidence
The Simeon Chamber
CREDITS
COVER DESIGN BY ERVIN SERRANO
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AUTHOR PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN SMALE
COPYRIGHT
This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used fictitiously. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.
THE ENEMY INSIDE. Copyright © 2015 by Steve Martini. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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