A Few Words Of Thanks
My wife, Ann, and I visited London with friends just a few months after the McCabes and the Codys. It was much as Jeff described, although we could never find the King Charles Hotel. Jeff and I owe a special note of thanks to (in chronological order):
Roger Johnson, who introduced us to Speedy’s over a delightful lunch and who read this book in manuscript form, doing far more than I asked;
Steve Emecz, my publisher, who took our whole crew to dinner at the Sherlock Holmes Pub;
Robin Rowles, who gave us his Red-Headed League Tour of London;
Paul Austin, who showed us the Reform Club, and Tim Symonds, who made that possible; habitués of the Reform Club will note that it has similarities to the Brigadiers Club in this book, but also differences.
In addition, I wish to thank as usual the others who read, proofread, and commented on this work before publication: Ann Andriacco, Kieran McMullen, Jeff Suess, and Steve Winter.
This book was improved immeasurably by their efforts. The mistakes that have escaped their eagle eyes were probably added later by Jeff Cody or by yours truly.