Authors: Greg Rucka
Patriot Acts (29 page)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The dark days of this novel were illuminated by several people. A handful of them are named here.
Keith Giffen, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, and Stephen “Sarge” Wacker, all of whom helped far more than they realized, in manners they could never have foreseen. MG3 or the Fab Four (plus Pete Best), call it what you will; you all create the remarkable, and are all remarkable in your own right. It has been an honor to serve with you, and to my dying day, I will remember and cherish what it is we have created.
Morgan and Matthew. A simple thanks. Now give me a Will save, DC 20.
Eric Trautmann, weapons-grade wiseass and steely-eyed missile man supreme. Your assistance, guidance, and friendship are unparalleled. Both you and Gabi enrich our lives.
Matt Brady. Yes, Matt, you can be my sidekick. Now get to work.
Irwyn Applebaum and Nita Taublib. Thanks for giving me the time. I hope like hell you’re soon rewarded for your faith, patience, and passion.
Kate Miciak, for enduring Kateness, and for really,
really
pissing me off this time. But then again, if it was easy, everyone would do it. Right? Right?
Angela Cheng-Caplan. It’s done, now. I’ll get to work on the other stuff.
Maggie Griffin. You are a light in dark days, and a joy at all times. I could thank you for a thousand things, but for now, I will thank you for this—Bristol, where your sorrow and your strength first broke my heart, and then mended it. And if anyone asks just what it was we were doing in my hotel room, just smile knowingly.
David Hale Smith. I owe you more than just Scotch, my friend; I owe you Kevlar and a long vacation. Thank you for everything that you do, and the passion, style, and intelligence with which you do it. You’re still the second-best decision I ever made in my life.
And finally, once again, to Jennifer, Elliot, and Dashiell. You are my heart.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
GREG RUCKA is the author of
Private Wars, A Gentleman’s Game,
and six previous thrillers, as well as numerous graphic novels, including the Eisner Award–winning
Whiteout: Melt. Whiteout
is currently in production as a major motion picture starring Kate Beckinsale. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his family.
ALSO BY GREG RUCKA
KEEPER
FINDER
SMOKER
SHOOTING AT MIDNIGHT
CRITICAL SPACE
A FISTFUL OF RAIN
A GENTLEMAN’S GAME
PRIVATE WARS
PATRIOT ACTS
A Bantam Book / September 2007
Published by Bantam Dell
A Division of Random House, Inc.
New York, New York
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2007 by Greg Rucka
Bantam Books is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rucka, Greg.
Patriot acts / Greg Rucka.
p. cm.
1. Assassins—Fiction. 2. Mistaken identity—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3568.U2968P38 2007
813'.54—dc22
2007006927
eISBN: 978-0-553-90411-6
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