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  2. Dedication
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  45. Acknowledgements
  46. A note from the publisher
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Jack glanced at his watch. “I’d better run if I’m going to make it through the security line in time for my flight.”

“Well, Jack Styles, maybe one day we’ll work together again,” Val said.

“Yes, perhaps we will.” He then hugged Val and Gwen goodbye.

Val watched Jack walk away. She turned to Gwen and found her colleague staring at her oddly.

“Val, there’s something I’ve been meaning to bring up for a while but never found the right time. I know if I wait any longer I won’t be able to do it.”

“What is it?” Val asked, her voice hesitating.

“It’s about Oliver Solaris,” Gwen said in a serious tone.

Dear god, here it finally comes. Val grew increasingly worried. This was the last thing she wanted to hear.

It seemed like forever before Gwen spoke. “The truth is I really didn’t know Oliver all that well. Actually, I barely knew him. I met him at a seminar and talked to him briefly. He was such a nice man, so willing to help and he really believed in giving someone a chance. He mentioned there was a position available at the Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office. I wanted so much to change professions that I jumped at the possibility. I hope you don’t hate me for lying.” Gwen smiled sheepishly. “It all worked out in the end because they gave the job to you over me anyway.”

Val looked at Gwen for a second and then burst out laughing. “Then, you knew him better than I did, because I didn’t know him at all!” Val confessed everything. “If he believed in giving someone a chance, he gave that to both of us. Well, me unintentionally.”

Gwen grabbed Val in a big embrace. “Cheers to Oliver Solaris!”

THE END

Acknowledgements

My deepest gratitude to Bloodhound books for being willing to give me, an unpublished author, an amazing chance. Thank you to Betsy Reavley and Fred Freeman, Tara Lyons, Clare Law, Heather Fitt, and the rest of the editorial, design and publicity team. You are fantastic. I can’t thank you all enough at Bloodhound for bringing A Simple Lie out in the world and helping me make it the best it can be.

Thank you to all who gave me information and advice on drugs and medications that are outside of my area of expertise. I did tweak some of the details—don’t want to give anyone any ideas now—so, don’t try this at home! Being a Buffalo NY native I did keep the geography and locations as accurate as possible but some places were changed and or invented as necessary. Also, thank you to those who’ve helped me with my forensic questions. I tried to keep the facts as real as possible. Any errors, or stretches of the imagination, are my own. Fiction is as fiction needs.