Red Queen (26 page)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My first thanks go to the hunting, fishing, wilderness-loving men in my life – John Buckley, Bob Brown and Brett Geddes, and to my brains trust and chief proof-reader, Bob Smith. Warmest thanks to my publisher and editor Rachel Scully, and to my agent, Fiona Inglis. Thanks to Michael Robotham for reading and endorsing this book, and to Cathy Larsen for her cover design. Love and thanks always to my mother Kerry Brown, my sister Jodie Mattingley, and to Karel Helliwell, Lincoln Eddy, and those inimitable Fox girls, Karen and Vanessa. Lastly, thanks to Madi and Tom – may you one day put me back in my place with a passion of your own.

Table of Contents

About the Author

Title Page

Copyright Page

RED QUEEN

THE NOTE

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THE UNDERSTANDING

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THE UNDOING

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THE REASON

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS