The Dark Web Murders

Acknowledgements

I don't normally write acknowledgements, but this time I cannot miss the opportunity to mention the names of some people to whom I am deeply indebted, and one or two in particular who should have been acknowledged long ago.Carly McCracken, owner of Crimson Cloak Publishing, and now,hopefully, my friend, has been publishing my books for a number of years and I have never thanked her for the faith she has shown in me. So, I thank you now, Carly. But surely you've always known how much I appreciate you even if I haven't stepped up and actually said it? Right? 

And a big thank you to our indefatigable editor-in-chief, Veronica Castle. Veronica does sterling work in finalising my stuff ... but she is much more than an editor. She is always there when my feathers are ruffled, when I need encouragement, or even when I need an ear just to sound off. She hasto field numerous angst-ridden emails a month but remains always calm,sanguine and soothing. My heartfelt thanks, Veronica. Your constant reassurance is essential for me and always appreciated.

 My thanks, too, to Denna Holm who was appointed to edit my last book, The Coven Murders. Unfortunately for her, she has been lumbered with this one as well. Thorough, painstaking, dedicated, I could not have asked for a better person to tidy up an error-strewn MS. Thank you for your brilliant work, Denna. 

And a special word of gratitude to my long-suffering wife, Sadie, who is so often left alone for hours while I am buried in my study. You'll be pleased to know, dear, that after this I intend to take a break from writing for a while. But then, almost certainly, after a few weeks of me being under your feet everywhere you turn, you'll be begging me to go back into my study and write another book. 

And then there's Jim Byrne, proprietor of Soapy Joe's famed Car Wash in my home town of Newry. Jim who?? Well, after The Coven Murders, I was searching around for a plot for my next book. I was chatting with Jim at his car wash one day and he jokingly suggested an idea I might use. "What about writing about a murderer who writes about his murders?" he said and went away, laughing. But I went home and thought about what Jim had said,and lo, The Dark Web Murders was conceived. Thank you, Jim. I hope you enjoy the book. (I might even stretch to a free copy!) 

Brian O'Hare