AcknowledgementsThe Mersey Monastery Murders actually owes its existence to my publisher, Miika Hanilla at First Chapter Publishing (formerly known as Creativia), who, after publishing A Mersey Killing, said to me, “I like this. Do you think there's a series in it?”
Miika, with the completion of the seventh book in the series, the answer is a resounding “YES”. So, thanks for the suggestion. As all the books in the series have topped the bestseller rankings at sss, I thank you sincerely for the original suggestion.
As always, I must say a big thank you to my chief researcher and proof-reader, Debbie Poole, who is often to be found in strange locations in and around Liverpool, even sometimes in, wait for it … pubs … all in the cause of researching subjects and locations for various parts o
