As always, my heartfelt thanks goes to a few special people – my agent, Darley Anderson, for being the best agent an author could have. Darley’s Angels – Mary Darby, Kristina Egan, Georgia Fuller, and the whole team at the agency, for simply being amazing. My editors at Simon & Schuster UK – Katherine Armstrong and Bethan Jones – who, with their amazing suggestions, have improved this book ten-fold. My editor at Ullstein, Germany, Monika Boese, for all her incredible work and support.
Thank you so much also to all the readers and everyone out there who have so fantastically supported my work and me for so many years. Without your support, I wouldn’t be writing.
I would also like to say a very special ‘thank you’ to Amber Burnett, who won a competition to become a character in my next novel back in 2019. Thank you so much, Amber, for being so patient. I’m so sorry it took me so long to complete this project. I truly hope you like your character.