Rebecca and Adam, little sis and brother-in-law, for pretty much the same thing;
Rob Bloom at Doubleday and Michael Rowley at Del Rey UK for taking a chance;
John Berlyne at the Zeno Agency for early advice and having faith in me;
Steve Marsh, best friend and the person who told me to write this book and not the other one I was planning;
Andrew Worgan, other best friend, for the whiskey;
Steve Volk, for the advice and coffee;
All the authors and filmmakers whose work I’ve adored, alive and dead, the ones I’ve met and the ones I never will, for the influence and the pleasure they keep on bringing me;
The rail network that covers the UK, upon which most of this novel was written;
Mostly, though, I need to thank Rosie. Without her, I’d be a smaller, sadder person and the world would be a smaller, sadder place. Hold my hand, babe, and let’s walk into the future.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Simon Kurt Unsworth was born in Manchester and lives in a farmhouse in Cumbria, in the United Kingdom. He is the author of many short stories, including the collection Quiet Houses. The Devil’s Detective is his first novel.
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