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David B. Silva THE DISAPPEARED

For Rich and Alicia, lovers of books (though they have a terrible habit of dog-earing the pages), fine coffee, needful dogs, and a competitive game of Shanghai Rummy.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My sincere gratitude to Bentley Little, a fellow traveler in this strange world of storytelling, and without whom this novel may never have been written.

My continual appreciation and wonder to Alicia Dayton, who is still willing to answer the phone no matter how many times I call her with silly questions.

For Dean Koontz, I wish there was more I could say than simply thank you. For his generosity, his guidance, his friendship, I will forever consider myself fortunate.

For Paul F. Olson, who has never stopped being there when I began to feel a little too isolated from the real world. Thank you, Paul, and please, pick up a pencil and write another story for us!