Crimechurch

Dedication and Acknowledgement

You want a dedication? I am dedicated to Abe and Violet, my perfect kids. If you’re reading this, I love you and I am one hundred percent proud of you. Thanks for being loyal fans and listening to my stories. Hopefully, after I’m gone, people can look back on this book as my masterwork—a book which captures private thoughts and perceptions I struggle to communicate otherwise. We needed someone to try and capture male-on-male codes of violence and ask angry young Kiwi men what the world looks like to them. I’m the only artist who wanted to take on that job.

dedicatedIt was very hard getting any attention for this book while the COVID-19 pandemic was happening, so thanks to every single person who read the early versions of it.

I’m singling out a couple of reviewers who have selflessly gone out of their way to review, endorse and support Crimechurch and my other books—so huge thanks to Paul Brooks and Jeremy Roberts.

CrimechurchThank you to all the people on Goodreads, from around the world, who read the book—and double-thanks to those who have reviewed it. It means a lot that you took the time to ride the book with me to the end. If you’re brave enough to experience Crimechurch with me, you’re awesome.

CrimechurchCheers to you.

Michael Botur

Michael BoturFebruary 2023

February 2023