Cold & Deadly (Cold Justice: Crossfire #1)(117)
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Useful Acronym Definitions For Toni’s Books
AG: Attorney General
ASAC: Assistant Special-Agent-in-Charge ATF: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms BAU: Behavioral Analysis Unit BOLO: Be on the Lookout
BUCAR: Bureau Car.
CIRG: Critical Incident Response Group CMU: Crisis Management Unit CN: Crisis Negotiator
CNU: Crisis Negotiation Unit CODIS: Combined DNA Index System CP: Command Post
DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration DOB: Date of Birth
DOJ: Department of Justice EMT: Emergency Medical Technician ERT: Evidence Response Team FOA: First-Office Assignment FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation FO: Field Office
IC: Incident Commander
HRT: Hostage Rescue Team HT: Hostage-Taker
LAPD: Los Angeles Police Department LEO: Law Enforcement Officer ME: Medical Examiner
MO: Modus Operandi
NAT: New Agent Trainee
NCIC: National Crime Information Center NYFO: New York Field Office OC: Organized Crime
OCU: Organized Crime Unit OPR: Office of Professional Responsibility POTUS: President of the United States RA: Resident Agency
SA: Special Agent
SAC: Special Agent-in-Charge SAS: Special Air Squadron (British Special Forces unit) SIOC: Strategic Information & Operations SSA: Supervisory Special Agent SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics TC: Tactical Commander
TOD: Time of Death
UNSUB: Unknown Subject
ViCAP: Violent Criminal Apprehension Program WFO: Washington Field Office
Acknowledgments
Despite my best efforts I seem to be getting slower at writing rather than faster. Sorry. Nothing I can do except keep cracking on and focus on producing the best book I’m capable of creating. Thanks for waiting! I have the world’s best readers and I appreciate you!
I shook things up a little with this story and took a sideways step within the FBI. Nothing drastic but enough that I wanted to create a spinoff to the original Cold Justice books. The reasoning will become more apparent in future books.
Thanks, as always, to Kathy Altman for being my critique partner/savior. We plotted car chases with her intimate knowledge of the area where the book is set. We also discussed donut shops. Now I need to visit because authenticity is key and even though no donut shops were used in this book, who knows what the next book will require? Huge thanks also to Carolyn Crane for the beta read—your enthusiasm buoyed me when I needed it most. And you were right, about everything. Thanks to Jocelyn Grant for creating the super Crossfire logo—you rock!
It takes a team to create and sell a book. Thanks to my cover designer and formatter for their hard work. Also, to Tara at Inkslingers PR for her supportive efforts and getting the word out. Credit to my editors, Deb Nemeth, Joan Turner at JRT Editing, and Alicia Dean, for helping me make the book the best it can be. I appreciate their sharp-eyed and clear-minded observations.
As always, I want to thank my husband for being hero inspiration, and for cooking dinner after a hard day at work when I’m too tired to even think about food. And my kids for being the best people in the world and for putting up with my vague, distracted crazy. Love you guys.