He Sees You When You're Sleeping

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It is with gratitude we acknowledge:

Our editors, Michael Korda, Chuck Adams, and Roz Lippel.

Our publicist, Lisl Cade.

Our agents, Gene Winick, Sam Pinkus, and Nick Ellison.

Our copyeditors, Associate Director of Copyediting Gypsy da Silva and copy editor Carol Catt.

Our home backup support, John Conheeney, Irene Clark, Agnes Newton, and Nadine Petry.

And, of course you, our readers.

Blessings one and all.

We dedicate this book to the victims of the September 11, 2001, tragedy, to the families and friends who loved them, and to the rescuers who risked their own lives to help them.

There’s nothing worse than listening to the sounds of preparations for a great party, knowing that you’re not invited. It’s even worse when the party is located in heaven, Sterling Brooks thought to himself. He had been detained in the celestial waiting room, located right outside the heavenly gates, for forty-six years by earthly count. Now he could hear the heavenly choir doing a run-through of the songs that would commence the upcoming Christmas Eve celebration.

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