To Abigail, Jonathan and Rebecca. My kiddos put up with one crazy fall where this was the last of three books turned in on very tight deadlines. I enjoyed celebrating "the end" in this book by going to Madagascar 2 with you. But most of all, I am humbled that God entrusted each of you to me.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Krista Stroever and Tina Colombo, Krista for buying this book, and Tina, for helping me make it better. Thanks to Karen Solem for constantly pushing me to slow down and find those stories that resonate.

Thanks also to Patrick Grimes, fire investigator with the Lafayette Fire Department, for his willingness to share his experience and expertise. And thanks to my colleague Greg Loyd for answering some strange and pointed questions about what he'd seen as a domestic violence prosecutor that complicated cases, while helped me make Tricia's life miserable.