Traitor's Chase
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“Yes, I do,” Condé said with a smirk. “Thanks to all of you, it will soon conquer Paris—and I will take my rightful place as king of France.”
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I DID A GOOD AMOUNT OF RESEARCH IN THE SOUTH OF France for this book, and so I need to thank my wife, Suzanne, who accompanied me on that journey. It didn’t take a whole lot of arm-twisting to convince my wife to join me on a trip to the south of France, but I think she would have preferred to spend more time exploring quaint little towns and less time exploring dark underground chambers or clambering about ancient Roman aqueducts in the rain. Thanks for being such a good sport, Hon.
In that spirit, I also need to thank my in-laws, Barry and Carole Patmore, for watching our children while we were away. This book wouldn’t have happened without their help.
Finally, I’d like to thank my old friend Larry Hanauer, who first convinced me to visit many of the places in this book with him back when we were in college. If not for him, I might never have learned about the fascinating history of southern France, explored the Roman ruins of Arles, or descended into a cryptoporticus. Hopefully, dear reader, I can now pass at least some of that excitement of discovery on to you.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
STUART GIBBS lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children, Dashiell and Violet. He is the author of THE LAST MUSKETEER as well as two other novels for young-adult readers, BELLY UP and SPY SCHOOL. Stuart is also a screenwriter, and when he isn’t penning scripts or novels, he can be found honing his swordsmanship skills, which are formidable. Since he isn’t likely to be traveling back to seventeenth-century Paris, Stuart has decided to leave the fighting to Greg and his compatriots. You may visit Stuart online at www.stuart-gibbs.com.
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