I’d like to thank my brother Oli, for many lengthy plot discussions in Devon pubs. One or more of those late-night ideas may have ended up in these pages . . . although it’s hard to know for sure because I can never remember them the following morning (I should probably start making notes). To my mum and dad and my big brother Ralph, for encouragement and interest over a lot of years – thank you. I also owe a debt of gratitude to Jenny, Bernard, John and Sue, for babysitting above and beyond the call of duty and many other kindnesses that gave me time to write.

Last but definitely not least, thank you to the home team. To my amazing kids: Sophie, for helping me out with my questions about social media; and Tom, who gave me the first line of the first chapter. Most of all to my wife Sally, who was there at the birth of this story and helped bring it to life. Thank you for always believing. This one is for you.

About the Author

About the Author

TM Logan is a former science reporter for the Daily Mail and is currently Deputy Director of External Relations at the University of Nottingham. He was born in Berkshire to an English father and German mother. He lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife and two children.

Copyright

First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Twenty7 Books

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Copyright © TM Logan, 2017

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The right of TM Logan to be identified as Author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 This is a work of fiction. Names, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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