The Order of Things (39 page)
This book was finally completed in the depths of rural France and I owe Marie-Josephe Tolufu and Florence Fremont a warm
merci beaucoup
for plugging the edited manuscript back into the world of Internet connections and e-mail in time to meet the publishing deadlines.
Finally, a well-earned thank you to Oli Munson, my indefatigable agent, to Laura Gerrard, who kept a firm hand on the editorial tiller, and to Hugh Davis, who copy-edited with his usual attention to the rogue commas. Jenny Page steadied the ship when it mattered most and Diana Franklin worked her usual magic with the proofs.
Lastly, my wife Lin. We’ve both fallen in love with the Touraine. The weather is superb. Cloudless skies. Constant sunshine. Barely a whisper of wind. Don’t be fooled, I tell her. Just you wait …
Civray-sur-Evres
June, 2015
Fiction
Rules of Engagement
Reaper
The Devil’s Breath
Thunder in the Blood
Sabbathman
The Perfect Soldier
Heaven’s Light
Nocturne
Permissible Limits
Detective Inspector Joe Faraday Investigations
Turnstone
The Take
Angels Passing
Deadlight
Cut to Black
Blood and Honey
One Under
The Price of Darkness
No Lovelier Death
Beyond Reach
Borrowed Light
Happy Days
Detective Sergeant Jimmy Suttle Investigations
Western Approaches
Touching Distance
Sins of the Father
Non-Fiction
Airshow
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