I would like to thank those who helped to make this novel possible. Thanks to my wife Helen, and our children Jimmy and Pamela for their dedicated love and support, and to both of our parents and to all of our immediate family for their tireless affections. I would like to thank those who helped to make this novel possible. Thanks to my wife Helen, and our children Jimmy and Pamela for their dedicated love and support, and to both of our parents and to all of our immediate family for their tireless affections. As a final point, I’d like to dedicate this novel to all the past, present and future blood donors for their precious generosity. I like to consider myself an action writer, but their action has and will always continue to save lives all around the world. I consider them all to be

