Introduction | About the author   Playing with Fire A novel by Scott Lazenby   Author’s Acknowledgements   The author is indebted to the following individuals for their stories and inspiration. Any resemblance, however, between events and characters in this book and those in their own cities is purely coincidental. John Greiner, city manager, Cornelius, Oregon; Marilyn Holstrom, city manager, Fairview, Oregon; Bill Pupo, city manager, Surprise, Arizona; Bob Jean, city manager, Fircrest, Washington; Jill Monley, assistant city manager, Richland, Washington; Charlie Leeson, city manager, Oregon City, Oregon; Larry Lehman, city manager, Pendleton, Oregon; Dick Zais, city manager, Yakima, Washington; Suzanne Barker, planning and development director, Sandy, Oregon; Dale Scobert, police chief, and Fred Punzel, former police chief, Sandy, Oregon; Mark Adcock, city administrator, Canby, Oregon; Beth Kellar, deputy director, International City/County Management Association; Donna Dreska, city manager, Boca Raton, Florida; Michael Garvey, city manager, San Carlos, California; Steve Bryant, city manager, Albany, Oregon; and Wes Hare, city manager, LaGrande, Oregon. Copyright © 2001, Scott D. Lazenby. Reproduction in any form without the written permission of the author is prohibited. Illustration: Paul Salmon