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- ONE
- TWO
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- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
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- SIXTEEN
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- EIGHTEEN
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- TWENTY-ONE
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- TWENTY-EIGHT
- TWENTY-NINE
- THIRTY
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- SIXTY
- SIXTY-ONE
- SIXTY-TWO
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- SIXTY-FOUR
- SIXTY-FIVE
- SIXTY-SIX
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- SIXTY-NINE
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- SEVENTY-NINE
- Acknowledgements
- OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK
Next, to the men who provided the inspiration for parts of the storyline. Two of my closest friends, one now a senior barrister (and part basis for the character of Derek Reid) and one now a senior Crown Court Judge. Both were involved in the real-life case from which this story grew. I won’t name you for very obvious reasons, but you both know who you are and I hope you both know how much you mean to me, as the writer of this book and as your friend.
To Grant Benjamin, my most annoying friend; for reading the very rough first draft and for being his brutally honest self in his feedback. The fact that he was 90 per cent positive was an incredible boost for me, because we both know he would have loved to pick more holes.
To James Walker, a great barrister and a fine mate who – without going into detail – covered for me professionally when time was tightest, allowing me to kickstart this whole ‘writer’ thing! I owe you, Jimmy!!
And to everyone at Ewing Law – and particularly my true friend Scott Ewing – for supporting and understanding my drive to write and for bending over backwards to allow me to make this a success. It’s easy to say that I could not do this without you but I really couldn’t. It is a lucky man who gets to work with his friends, and an even luckier man who can find an office of lawyers as kind, understanding and supportive as they are at Ewing Law.
To the authors who have welcomed me into the crime writing community over the last year, offering support, advice and friendship, and who have made this new career such a pleasure: Ian Rankin, Mason Cross, Imran Mahmood, Angela Clarke, Neil White, Steve Moseby, Mark Lawson and many, many more.
To the many stores – big and small – who got behind Killer Intent. It is still a source of amazement when I see a copy on a shelf. I don’t think it will ever get old.
And finally I must thank Zoe Ball, Amanda Ross, the team at Cactus TV and everyone at Zoe Ball on Sunday, for selecting Killer Intent for the Zoe Ball Book Club and giving me a writing kick-start that money cannot buy. I could not be more grateful.
Which just leaves you, the readers. Ultimately you are what makes a ‘successful author’. The reader who enjoys the book. The reader who perhaps reviews the book. And the reader who buys the next in the series. My thanks go to everyone who has read Killer Intent and to everyone who has now read Marked For Death. Your enjoyment of these books is ultimately all that matters, and I thank you sincerely for your continuing support.
P.S. And thank you to my wonderful son Joseph, who arrived last year; our second big release of 2018! You don’t know it, son, but from the moment you were born you became the reason for everything. And who needs sleep anyway?