我從沒在寫哪部小說時像寫《罪惡生涯》時這麼開心。這很奇怪,因為這本書主題血腥,而且我過去一年都很忙,不得不在幾部作品之間跳來跳去,而我一向不太喜歡這種寫作方式。不管怎樣,羅伯特·加爾布雷思一直是我的私人遊樂場,這次也沒令我失望。
我要感謝我的團隊,是他們讓這個曾經秘密的身份公開後仍然這麼有趣:無與倫比的編輯大衛·謝利,我四部作品的教父,是你讓改稿過程如此充實;傑出的經紀人,我的朋友尼爾·布雷爾,從羅伯特誕生之日起,你就是他最有力的支持者;迪比和索貝,不厭其煩地為我解答關於軍隊的問題;「後門看守」,感謝理由最好按下不表;阿曼達·唐納森,菲歐娜·沙普科特,安吉拉·米恩,克里斯汀·科林伍德,西蒙·布朗,凱撒·田蘇和丹尼·凱莫蘭,沒有你們的辛勤工作,我不可能有時間來完成我的那一部分工作;還有馬克·哈欽森、妮基·斯通希爾和蕾貝卡·紹特這三人夢之隊,老實說,沒有你們,我將一無所成。
特別感謝MP帶我去愛丁堡城堡參觀英國皇家警察特別調查局第三十五科,那是段非常有趣的經歷。同樣感謝在巴羅因弗內斯沒有因為我給核設施拍照而逮捕我的兩位女警。
與藍牡蠣崇拜樂隊合作過、為他們寫過歌詞的所有作者,感謝你們創造出那麼多偉大的歌,並允許我在書中引用你們的作品。
致我的孩子,西卡、大衛和肯茲:我對你們的愛無以言表,感謝你們在寫作蟲出沒時如此善解人意。
最後,也是最主要的:謝謝你,尼爾。對於這本書,你的貢獻最大。
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