The begining

"The attorney could feel the bile rising in the back of his throat and moved swiftly to the door, closing it quietly behind him. His stomach churned as he stood in the elevator, trying to imagine the reason for Thomas' summons."

The idea for the book was developed some time ago over dinner with some friends. It was just a general plot line, but the idea stuck in my head and I began to develop the story and characters. My wife finally got tired of me talking about it and told me to put it on paper. Having two young boys and a full-time job, most of my writing was done in the evenings and on weekends over roughly two and half years.

There was more research done for this story than I care to remember. While it's certainly no dissertation, the book still required a more intimate knowledge of biology than I would otherwise care for. The research began as general internet searches to nail down the basics, but I quickly discovered that I'd need a more narrowed focus for some aspects of the story. Not knowing what I don't know, I decided to ask for help (I know, I'm a man and not supposed to do that). Becca McConnell was a great help in explaining to me the process of DNA extraction and the difficulties involved in the work. OK, one problem down, now for the nasty part. Security systems threw a nice monkey wrench so I'd like to thank Robert Garder and PJ Leyden for their assistance in this area.