The Darkness Around Her is my eleventh crime novel but that doesn’t mean the process gets any easier. As always, there are late nights and long days, and those around me suffer through the long hours of solitude. For their patience, I am grateful to my wife and children.
Although it is a solitary pursuit in some respects, in many others it is a team effort, and I am grateful for the advice and assistance of my editor Katherine Armstrong, and of course Keshini and Lindsey at Hera Books. My fabulous agent, Sonia Land from Sheil Land Associates, deserves a special mention, whose advice and support now and through the years has been invaluable.
Last, but not least, I thank you all for reading this book, and hopefully my others. Without readers, writing would be pointless, and you make it all worthwhile.