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――――――, "Old, But Never Totally Cold," in the Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2005, reprinted on the official website of Michael Connelly, www.michaelconnelly.com/Other_Words/LATimes/latimes.html (July 16, 2006).

"Frequently Asked Questions," from the official website of Michael Connelly, www.michaelconnelly.com/Press_Room/FAQs/faqs.html (July 16, 2006).

Katz, Charles M., and Vincent J. Webb, Policing Gangs in America, Cambridge University Press, 2006, pp. 2-3.

Maslin, Janet, "Taking Care of Business That's Never Finished," in the New York Times, May 16, 2005, www.nytimes.com/2005/05/16/books/16masl.html (July 16, 2006).

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Ogle, Connie, "The Closers: The Former L.A.P.D. Cop is Back on the Force, and He's Learned a Thing or Two," in the Miami Herald (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service), May 18, 2005.

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