AcknowledgementsA Liverpool Lullaby 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 8th 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, 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 of my books. Ah, hard wor
