Down Among the Dead Men

Acknowledgements

Martin Baggoley supplied me with expert advice about sentencing procedures and I am grateful to him.　

Sentencing in another sense is my responsibility as the writer, but I wish to pay tribute to the many valuable contributions made in this series of books by my editors in Britain and America, Thalia Proctor and Juliet Grames. And for longer than they would wish me to reveal, my literary agents, Vanessa Holt and Jane Gelfman, have provided creative support as well as keeping me employed in the career I love. Finally, Jax, my wife, is always the first to see the novel in its raw, unedited state and help to make it readable. I am truly fortunate to have these five brilliant women in my life.

P.L.