Shutdown

Acknowledgements

To my husband, Jonathon, who helped me do emergency editing so we could get this out to all of you. To Jess, for title suggestions and helping flip the cover - Alexander was a wussie! Missy for helping with the continuity so that this short story fit in with the overall novel arc. My agent, Merrilee Heitfetz, who jumped into this idea with all the cautious enthusiasm I rely on her for, and her assistant Sarah, who is beginning to learn how fast we can move when nothing is in our way.

And, for all of you impacted financially by the government shutdown, this one's for you. I can't make our “leaders” behave themselves, but I can give you a brand new Anita Blake short story for free, while you wait for your paycheck to start coming again. Think of this story as my attempt to hug you all!