Murder at the Lanterne Rouge

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My huge gratitude goes to the many brilliant and patient people who helped with this story: Dot; Barbara; Jan; Max; Susanna; John; Mary; Libby Hellmann; Jassy Mackenzie; Steven Bunting; Isabelle and Andi; forensic pathologist Terri Haddix, M.D.; the amazing Jean Satzer; and generous inspiration of Remy Sanouillet, graduate of Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers.

Mercis in Paris to Carla Bach; Sauveur Chemouni; the Archives National; Monsieur X in the RG who told me “no one dies in Chinatown”; Adrian Leeds; Benoît, Nathalie and Gavroche Pastisson; Naftali Skrobek, a true Rèsistant; Andre Rakoto, Chef de cabinet, service historique de la Défense; Kati, Jo and Elise for les Bains; the real Chez Chen; Gilles Thomas; Julian Pepinster, Metro master; the gardeners at Square du Temple; Bijoux Fantasie on rue du Temple; Gilles Fouque for les crevettes raviolis; Donna Evleth; Sarah Tarille; and toujours Anne-Françoise Delbegue.

And always to the treasures in my corner: Linda Allen; James N. Frey, without whom; Ailen Lujo; Michelle Rafferty; my publisher, Bronwen Hruska and editor, Juliet Grames; Jun and my son, Tate.