Archaeologist David Start was a great help on the intricacies of dating Anglo-Saxon iron weapons, Home Office forensic pathologist Dr Stuart Hamilton was as always of great assistance, particularly on the body’s transition to adipocere. I would also like to thank Hester Russell, Kim Booth and John Campbell. The latter gave me some pointers on corporate fraud. The runes and (made up) Anglo-Saxon prophecy were translated with the help of a neat little text converter at Valhyr.com. Any mistakes are my own.

I am grateful to Michael Bhaskar and the rest of the team at Canelo, and copyeditor Miranda Ward. Last but not least, my wife Louise, for her boundless patience and support during the gestation of each and every book.

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About the Author

Nick Louth is a bestselling thriller writer and an award-winning financial journalist. A 1979 graduate of the London School of Economics, he went on to become a Reuters’ foreign correspondent in 1987. He was for many years a Financial Times columnist, and a regular contributor to many other financial titles in print and online. The Body Beneath the Willows is the ninth book in the DCI Gillard crime series, and his thirteenth thriller overall. Nick Louth is married and lives in Lincolnshire.

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DCI Craig Gillard Crime Thrillers

The Body in the Marsh

The Body on the Shore

The Body in the Mist

The Body in the Snow

The Body Under the Bridge

The Body on the Island

The Bodies at Westgrave Hall

The Body on the Moor

The Body Beneath the Willows

The Body in the Stairwell