E DISAPPEARANCE AT HANGMAN'S BLUFF A FELONY BAY MYSTERY J THOMPSON PELICAN PUBLISHING NEW ORLEANS
Know what I think I said What Grandma Em said there aren't nearly as many six wheeled pickups around as standard ones And Judge Gator said he was sure someone on this island stole Yemassee There are only so many places where someone could park a truck like that Bee scowled and nodded and threw a stick in the water and watched it float out of sight Force and Force she said after a long silence I looked at her and suddenly I got it My eyes widened and I snapped my ingers Yes I said Force and Force Investigations We'll find Yemassee
Acknowledgments There are many people without whose help this book would never be what it is I would like to thank John Rashford professor of anthropology at the College of Charleston for his patience and generosity in educating me on many aspects of slave graveyards and the burial customs of enslaved people I would also like to thank Edward Bennett Esq for his friendship and his apparently inexhaustible willingness to guide me through the legal complexities touched on in my books Thanks always to my wife Julia whose love patience and encouragement keep me on course and to my daughter Liza for her willingness to read the early drafts and provide honest criticism Thanks to Jordan Brown my editor without whose high standards and remorseless editing this book would have fallen far short and to Kellie Celia and all the other folks too numerous to be named at HarperCollins Walden Pond Press for their expertise and rigorous attention to so many details that help transform a pile of words into something truly special And as always thanks to Stephen Barbara at Foundry Literary and Media without whose tenacity guidance and tireless support none of this could have happened
