ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSA special thanks to Esther and Peder Aksel Pedersen who faithfully forwarded all newspaper accounts of rockerkrig and graciously refreshed my memories of Danish celebratory feasting. Thanks also to Finn Pedersen who hosted me on Helsingborggade. My greatest debt is, as always, to Mogens Pedersen who married me into his wonderful family. I love you all.
I am indebted to the Warsaw Attaché Reunion whose members will recognize their contributions throughout. Writers whose knowledge far exceeds my own have unknowingly contributed to this novel through their work. Highly recommended are Yves Lavigne’s accounts of the Hells Angels, Chips Barber’s guide to Dartmouth and Kingswear, and Lauren Kessler’s Full Court Press: A Season in the Life of a Winning Basketball Team and the Wom
