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Laura Lippman
Charm City

The second book in the Tess Monaghan series, 1997

For John

I am fortunate to work at a place where my generous colleagues and conscientious editors bear little resemblance to the workers at the oh-so-fictional newspaper in this book. In particular, I am indebted to the following co-workers for their help and technical advice: Joan Jacobson, Mike James, Peter Hermann, Arthur Hirsch, Jon Morgan, Mike Littwin, Dan Rodricks, Kate Shatzkin, and William F. Zorzi. Any errors, deliberate and otherwise, are mine. Special thanks to Johnny Ketchum, king of the Baltimore malaprops.

I also want to thank Spike and Dulcie for their expert contributions.

1 ordinary man + 1 ordinary life = 0 1 ordinary man + 1 extraordinary adventure = News 1 ordinary husband + 1 ordinary wife = 0 1 husband + 3 wives = News 1 bank cashier + 1 wife + 7 children = 0 1 bank cashier – $10,000 = News 1 chorus girl + 1 bank president – $100,000 = News 1 man + 1 auto + 1 gun + 1 quart = News 1 ordinary man + 1 ordinary life of 79 years = 0 1 ordinary man + 1 ordinary life of 100 years = News – George C. Bastian "Editing the Day's News," 1922
By choosing to share your life with a Greyhound, you are participating in an act nearly as old as civilization itself. These are the same dogs that slept alongside the pharaohs, hunted with the noblemen of the Middle Ages, and have inspired artists and poets for thousands of years. Without a doubt they are worthy of us. The question is, Are we worthy of them? – Cynthia A. Branigan "Adopting the Racing Greyhound"
Drive-bys are out. Executions are in. – Baltimore Police Commissioner Thomas C. Frazier in a 1997 interview on local crime statistics