Rage of Angels [antikvár]

! The characters and events in this novel are fictional. The background, however, is real, and I am indebted to those Lho generously helped to fill it in for me. In a few instances I ^ave taken what I believe to be necessary dramatic license, ^ny legal or factual errors are mine alone. My deep gratitude for sharing with me their courtroom lives and experiences goes to F. Lee Bailey, Melvin Belli, Paul Caruso, William Hundley, Luke McKissack, Louis Nizer, Jerome Shestack and Peter Taft. In California, the Honorable Wm. Matthew Byrne, of the !United States District Court, was most helpful. In New York, I owe special thanks to Phil Leshin, former Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs of the New York City Department of Correction, for escorting me through iRiker's Island; and to Pat Perry, the Assistant Deputy Warden at Riker's Island. ! Barry Dastin's legal supervision and counsel have proved !invaluable. I My appreciation to Alice Fisher for her assistance in Tesearching this book. ; And finally, a thank you to Catherine Munro, who ipatiently and cheerfully transcribed and typed what began as a thousand-page manuscript, more than a dozen times over a period of almost three years. —Sidney Sheldon