To all these individuals, I owe a debt of gratitude. Mistakes found herein are not due to them but to myself.

Additionally, I must acknowledge the Man behind the Career: my literary agent, Robert Gottlieb. Every time he begins a sentence with, “Now, you know, Elizabeth…,” I realize it’s time to listen up.

About the Author

Elizabeth George is the author of highly acclaimed novels of psychological suspense. Her first novel, A GREAT DELIVERANCE, was honoured with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel awards in America and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France; WELL-SCHOOLED IN MURDER was awarded the prestigious German prize for international mystery fiction, the MIMI '1990'. Her novels have now been adapted for television by the BBC as the Inspector Lynley Mysteries. An Edgar and Macavity Nominee as well as an international bestselling author, Elizabeth George lives on Whidbey Island in the state of Washington.