Chapters (97)
- Cover
- Back Cover Text
- Praise
- Booklist
- Dedication
- Epigraph
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- Acknowledgments & A Personal Note
- Excerpt
Ben stared at his wife’s journal for several moments.
“Dad,” Kayla said. “She saved two lives. Remember that.”
The next day, Ben and Kayla went alone to the spot near the cabin where she died and erected a roadside cross.
“While we will never forget all the terrible crimes that touched us all, we hope she’s finally at peace and has found the absolution she sought,” Ben said.
Fueled by heartbreak and passion, Ben held nothing back, ensuring that every aspect of the truth, including his own, went into what would be his most powerful and successful book.
Eternity
The Story of Homicide in a Small Town
Acknowledgments & A Personal Note
In writing Their Last Secret, I took creative liberties with police procedure, jurisdiction, the law, technology and geography. For example, the communities of Eternity, Manitoba, and Cielo Valle, California, are fictional.
And while history holds a number of true life cases of unspeakable crimes committed by young people, the stories of Janie, Marie and Nikki, as well as Benjamin Grant’s books, including, Eternity: The Story of Homicide in a Small Town, are imagined. But in my effort to make Their Last Secret ring true, I drew upon my real experiences as a crime reporter in Canada and on assignment in California, and the kind help of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, D Division. In areas where police procedure seems accurate, thanks goes to the Mounties. In areas where it doesn’t, you can blame me.
In bringing this story to you, I also benefitted from the hard work, generosity and support of a lot of other people.
My thanks to my wife Barbara and to Wendy Dudley for their invaluable help improving the tale.
Very special thanks to Laura and Michael.
My thanks to the super brilliant Amy Moore-Benson and Meridian Artists, the ever-talented Emily Ohanjanians and the incredible, wonderful editorial, marketing, sales and PR teams at Harlequin, MIRA Books and Harper Collins.
This brings me to what I believe is the most critical part of the entire enterprise: you, the reader. This aspect has become something of a credo for me, one that bears repeating with each book.
Thank you for your time, for without you, a book remains an untold tale. Thank you for setting your life on pause and taking the journey. I deeply appreciate my audience around the world and those who’ve been with me since the beginning who keep in touch. Thank you all for your kind words. I hope you enjoyed the ride and will check out my earlier books while watching for my next one.
Feel free to send me a note. I enjoy hearing from you.
Rick Mofina
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