A Duty to the Dead

This book is for-

Pauline and Brian Gadd, two terrific people, who shared their England with the authors, including a wonderful day at the Imperial War Museum and hot chocolate, pork pies, the fox in the back garden, and making us feel we were family…

Moses and Monty, the most enormous, warmhearted kitties, who purred when we needed a cat fix and ours three thousand miles away…

Fran Bush, bookseller extraordinaire, who isn’t afraid of anything, including driving on the left and having adventures in Romney Marsh, Battle, and the wilds of Sevenoaks…

Don Bush, who did without Fran so that she could go with Caroline, an act of love if ever there was one…

The wonderful landscape of Kent, which has been the inspiration for more than one Todd novel…

And not least, Robin Hathaway, author of the Dr. Fenimore and Dr. Jo Banks mysteries, who offered us Gum Tree and other adventures, when we needed a sanctuary to finish Duty…

With much, much love always.