我从没在写哪部小说时像写《罪恶生涯》时这么开心。这很奇怪,因为这本书主题血腥,而且我过去一年都很忙,不得不在几部作品之间跳来跳去,而我一向不太喜欢这种写作方式。不管怎样,罗伯特·加尔布雷思一直是我的私人游乐场,这次也没令我失望。
我要感谢我的团队,是他们让这个曾经秘密的身份公开后仍然这么有趣:无与伦比的编辑大卫·谢利,我四部作品的教父,是你让改稿过程如此充实;杰出的经纪人,我的朋友尼尔·布雷尔,从罗伯特诞生之日起,你就是他最有力的支持者;迪比和索贝,不厌其烦地为我解答关于军队的问题;“后门看守”,感谢理由最好按下不表;阿曼达·唐纳森,菲欧娜·沙普科特,安吉拉·米恩,克里斯汀·科林伍德,西蒙·布朗,凯撒·田苏和丹尼·凯莫兰,没有你们的辛勤工作,我不可能有时间来完成我的那一部分工作;还有马克·哈钦森、妮基·斯通希尔和蕾贝卡·绍特这三人梦之队,老实说,没有你们,我将一无所成。
特别感谢MP带我去爱丁堡城堡参观英国皇家警察特别调查局第三十五科,那是段非常有趣的经历。同样感谢在巴罗因弗内斯没有因为我给核设施拍照而逮捕我的两位女警。
与蓝牡蛎崇拜乐队合作过、为他们写过歌词的所有作者,感谢你们创造出那么多伟大的歌,并允许我在书中引用你们的作品。
致我的孩子,西卡、大卫和肯兹:我对你们的爱无以言表,感谢你们在写作虫出没时如此善解人意。
最后,也是最主要的:谢谢你,尼尔。对于这本书,你的贡献最大。
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icBloom,DannyMiranda,DonaldRoeser,JohnD。Shirley)。ReproducedbypermissionofSixPoundDogMusicandTriceratopsMusic‘Searchin’ForCeline’(p314)WordsandMusicbyAllenLainer?1977,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLC,LondonW1F9LD‘Burnin’ForYou’(p328)WordsandMusicbyDonaldRoeserandRichardMeltzer?1981,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLC,LondonW1F9LD‘StillBurnin’’(p334)(DonaldB。Roeser,JohnS。Rogers)。ReproducedbypermissionofTriceratopsMusic‘ThenCameTheLastDaysofMay’(p346)WordsandMusicbyDonaldRoeser?1972,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLC,LondonW1F9LD‘HarvesterofEyes’(p348)WordsandMusicbyEricBloom,DonaldRoeserandRichardMeltzer?1974,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLC,LondonW1F9LD‘Subhuman’(p360)(EricBloom,SandyPearlman)‘Dr。Music’(p361)WordsandMusicbyJosephBouchard,RMeltzer,DonaldRoeser?1979,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLC,LondonW1F9LD‘HarvestMoon’(p362)(DonaldRoeser)。ReproducedbypermissionofTriceratopsMusic‘HereComesThatFeeling’(p370)(DonaldB。Roeser,DickTrismen)。ReproducedbypermissionofTriceratopsMusic‘CelestialtheQueen’(p385)WordsandMusicbyJosephBouchardandHRobbins?1977,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLC,LondonW1F9LD‘Don'tTurnYourBack’(p390)WordsandMusicbyAllenLainerandDonaldRoeser?1981,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLC,LondonW1F9LD‘X-RayEyes’(p401)(DonaldB。Roeser,JohnP。Shirley)。ReproducedbypermissionofTriceratopsMusic‘VeteranofthePsychicWars’(p411)WordsandMusicbyEricBloomandMichaelMoorcock?1981,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLCandActionGreenMusicLtdEMIMusicPublishingLtd,LondonW1F9LD‘SpyInTheHouseOfTheNight’(p417)WordsandMusicbyRichardMeltzerandDonaldRoeser?1985,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLC,LondonW1F9LD‘Vengeance(ThePact)’(p436andp454)WordsandMusicbyAlbertBouchardandJosephBouchard?1981,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLC,LondonW1F9LD‘SoleSurvivor’(p440)WordsandMusicbyEricBloom,LMyersandJohnTrivers?1981,ReproducedbypermissionofSonyATVMusicPublishing(UK)Ltd,SonyATVTunesLLC,LondonW1F9LD‘Deadline’(p446)(DonaldRoeser)