John Doe No. 2 and the Dreamland Motel

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments Special thanks are due to Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck for their indispensable volume American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing (2001), as well as to Jon Hersley, Larry Tongate,andBobBurkeforSimple Truths: The Real Story of the Oklahoma City Bombing Investigation (2004). Without these vital works of investigative scholarship, tracing McVeigh’s final trek across the United States would have been virtually impossible. I owe a similar debt to Dick J. Reavis for The Ashes of Waco: An Investigation (1998) and Jack L. Willcuts for Why Friends Are Friends: Some Quaker Core Convictions (1984). I would especially like to thank Ian Marshall, who graciously lent me his haiku for my novel’s final chapter, “Lazy Circles in the Sky.” I am also indebted to a host of friends for their encouragement and support, including Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry, Dick Caram, James Decker, Bill Engelbret, George Gardner, Ranjan Ghosh, Michele Kennedy, Carl Larsen, Colleen Lumadue, Gerty MacDowell, Amy Mallory-Kani, Heather McCoy, Nick Miskovsky, Dinty W. Moore, Joe Petrulionis, Steve Sherrill, Rebecca Strzelec, Bob Trumpbour, Nancy Vogel, Tim Wherry, L.A. Wilson, and Fred Womack. I am thankful, moreover, for the enthusiasm and advice of Alex 232 J o h n D o e N o . 2 a n d t h e D r e a m l a n d M o t e l Schwartz and Josh Getzler, whose recommendations made formative differences in the direction of my narrative, and particularly to Todd Davis, whose generosity and insight left an indelible mark on nearly every page. I am also indebted to the staff of Switchgrass Books, especially to Tracy Schoenle for her skillful editorial vision, Linda Manning for her French acumen, and Shaun Allshouse for his inspired cover design. I am grateful, finally, to my wife, Jeanine, whose unquenchable reservoirs of love and friendship made all the difference. ...