Good Girls Don't Die (30 page)

My original idea for this novel was hugely enriched by the ideas and experience of Jackie Malton, former DCI, story consultant, addiction counsellor and writer. I can’t thank her enough for her generosity, wisdom and friendship – and for a great day out in Wivenhoe.

Several other people, from my brother to total strangers whom I accosted via Twitter, have also very generously given me the benefit of their expertise, and I would like to thank Allen Anscombe, Anthony Bateman, John Twomey, James Calnan, Josh Warwick, Geoff Ward, Mary Carter, Merle Nygate, Claire Baker and Camilla Grey. For writerly support there are none better than Elizabeth Buchan, N.J. Cooper and Laline Paull. All my characters are figments of my imagination and all errors entirely my own.

As ever, I would like to thank my wonderful and inspiring agent Sheila Crowley and her assistant Rebecca Ritchie at Curtis Brown, and Jane Wood, the most patient, kind and astute of editors, Katie Gordon, Margot Weale and all the rest of the great team at Quercus.

Isabelle Grey began her career as a non-fiction author and feature writer for national newspapers and magazines before turning to television, contributing episodes to numerous drama series from
Midsomer Murders
to Jimmy McGovern’s
Accused
. Her novels
Out of Sight
and
The Bad Mother
are also published by Quercus.

Out of Sight

The Bad Mother