The Blood Flag (31 page)

After contemplating I finally answered him. “I'm not so sure.”

Many have helped immensely in the creation of this book. I would like to thank especially my good friends from Germany, Florian Köhler and Patrick Sonnenstrahl, who not only encouraged me and helped me with innumerable details about Germany, German law, and German history but also were gracious enough to allow me to use their very authentic names as characters in the book. I would also like to thank Nita Woodruff for her research assistance into DNA. My thanks also go out to my good friend inside the FBI, who gave me great insight into the inner workings of the agency and details that are difficult to come by. He asked that he remain anonymous, and I am happy to honor that request.