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Chapters (24)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. sparks
  4. The Firewatcher
  5. day one
  6. day two
  7. The Great Fire of London, 1666
  8. day three
  9. Chicago, 1871
  10. day four
  11. San Francisco, 1906
  12. day five
  13. The Library at Alexandria, circa 48 BC
  14. day six
  15. The Church of the Company of Jesus, Santiago, Chile, 1863
  16. day seven
  17. The Second Great Fire of London, 1940
  18. embers
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. Keep reading for an exciting excerpt from the next novel by Russ Thomas, Nighthawking.
  21. The First Nighthawker
  22. One
  23. About the Author
  24. What’s next on your reading list?
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The biggest thanks of all must go to my agent, the practically perfect Sarah Hornsley. It’s no exaggeration to say this book would not be in your hands right now without her unfailing hard work and erudite advice. Thank you for changing my life.

Finally, thank you to all my friends and family for their unending support but especially to Ed, for telling me to stop talking about it and do it; and to Auntie Norah and Auntie Mart for the inspiration.

To anyone who is a writer out there—keep going, don’t give up. Sometimes dreams really do come true.

Keep reading for an exciting excerpt from the next novel by Russ Thomas, Nighthawking.

The First Nighthawker

Record of Finds

Date: Mon., Nov. 5

Time: 04:45 (approx.)

Location: Botanical Gardens, Sheffield

Finds: shilling coin (indecipherable year), pull tab (circa 1980s), arm