Thank you for reading this book. I hope you liked it.
I’d like to thank my mum for reading to me every night, and my dad for doing the voices. And Danielle, the final piece of the puzzle. Te amo (and thank you for not running for the hills on Date One when I told you I was writing a book about psychopathic serial killers on dating apps).
I’d also like to say thanks to:
James Melia, for his unwavering belief in this book.
My amazing agent, James Wills, who made this all happen.
Helena Maybery, Rachel Richardson, and the whole team at Watson, Little.
Mia Robertson, Frances Yackel, and everyone at Scout Press.
Elliot Stubbs, Laura Bassett, and Amber Harwood, you’re the best (at spotting grammatical errors and plot holes).
Vicki Laycock and Lucy Rainer for their vast murder mystery expertise, constant cheerleading, and invaluable insight on everything from out-of-season peaches to J-Po’s.
Rosie Mullender, for excellent advice, empathy, and (allegedly) listening to all the voice notes.
Jack Barnes, for being patient while I attempted to smile for the photos.
Rob Fenech, for building lmchilton.com, the most incredible website on the entire internet.
Peyton Stableford, Sue Gibbs, Hayley Steed, Mark Stay, Alex Buckland, Samm Taylor, Jane Common, Becks Dawkins, Tom Scully, Helen Wright, Jimmy Barnes, Kirby (RIP total legend), Bucky, The Sherlocks, The Crumpets / Croissants, The Dudes, Kaftans, and the Chums.
And to everyone I went on a date with circa 2012 to 2020, you’re in there somewhere.