The Cruellest Game

Acknowledgements

Grateful thanks are due to:

The indomitable Heather Chasen for reminding me I should also be so, Doctor Rudy Capeldeo; Doctor Paul Bevan; Patricia May LIB, Barrister-at-Law; former Detective Sergeant Frank Waghorn; Devon coroner’s officers Cath Lake, Jean Timms, and Leigh Bass; super-clever mechanic Robert Andrews; Alex Broadbent; my agent Tony Peake for his enduring support; and, of course, my inspirational editor Wayne Brookes and all the team at Pan Macmillan for the faith they have shown in me.