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DEDICATION

To Major League Baseball players who have never taken performance enhancing drugs.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank the following people who helped make this book happen.

First and foremost is the legendary and prolific pulp scribe, Gary Phillips. Gary has been a supporter of my writing career ever since I moved to Southern California and a good friend. A few years ago, I mentioned a crazy idea about a steroids altered player crossing the country to keep his home run record, and he loved it. Thank you for having faith in me, Gary, it has meant a lot.

I also want to thank Jeffrey Weber for creating and assembling the Stark Raving Group and making this gonzo project (and many others) a reality. The logo artwork by Ralph Steadman set the tone, and I’m happy Jeff let me tell this story. I’m looking forward to great things to come from Stark Raving.

Thank you to Stephen Buehler and Sarah Chen, a pair of writers on the verge of something big, who share the same foxhole with me every Thursday night and helped beat Roy into shape. Thanks to Sachin Mehta for giving the story a solid read-through in a short timeframe. A tremendous thank you goes to my wife, Teresa, for not only saying “I do,” but for catching all those words and phrases that did not work, as well as supporting my goals as writer.

Finally, I want to thank the crime writing community at large. Almost everybody I’ve met in this genre over the past few years, whether through conferences, signings, organizations, or online, has been supportive and encouraging. Writing is a daunting road to travel, but having compatriots makes the journey much better.

Travis