The fingerprints of many talented people are on this book. My thanks to the wonderful team at Boldwood books, especially, Sarah, and my editors Sue Smith and Candida Bradford, whose knowledge of the English language far outstrips my own. You make me better than I am. Beyond them and the fantastic energy they bring to everything they do are other people, too numerous to mention, who have made a telling contribution to the work. But, first, last, and always must be my wife, Christine. Writing is, by nature, an imperfect thing. Any errors that remain are my own.