My warmest gratitude, as always, to my masterful editor, Dr. Charles Comwell; to my empowering agent, Esther Newberg; to my British publisher, Hilary Hale; to David Highfill and all the fine people at my American publisher, Putnam; and to my special publishing advisor and mentor, Phyllis Grann.
I honor those who have gone before me and dedicated their efforts to catching Jack the Ripper. He is caught. We have done it together.
Patricia Cornwell