A huge thank you to my agent Joshua Bilmes for finding Crispin a new home. Thank you also to Severn House for giving it a chance, and to Faith Black Ross for her careful editing and nurturing. Grateful thanks, as always, goes out to my ever-loving and long-suffering husband Craig. There’s a reason he makes his own beer, wine, and mead. And another huge dollop of thanks to my readers who love Crispin and keep me going.