Author’s NotesAlistair was such a fun character to write and research! I wanted him to buck current scientific thought and eventually be proven correct. An astronomer seemed a perfect match for a spy, and that hobby would give him a good reason to be up on London rooftops. And I loved letting him take center stage after his brief appearances as Tony’s friend in Kiss From A Rogue.
As part of my research, I attended the Oregon Star Party, an annual event in late summer that draws hundreds of astronomers from across the northwest and points farther. It’s held on a plateau 5,000 feet up in the Ochoco National Forest, almost exactly in the geographic center of the state of Oregon, because the location has wonderfully dark skies. Living near urban or suburban areas, you don’t realize how much m
