The Fourth Sacrifice (52 page)
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Authors: Peter May
Tags: #Fiction, #Mystery & Detective, #General, #Women Sleuths
He opened his eyes again. ‘No. What does it mean?’
‘It means I’m going to have to cancel another flight for you.’
He smiled. ‘You don’t have to cancel a flight just to come to my funeral.’
She laughed through her tears. ‘You stupid baby,’ she said. ‘You’re not going to die. I’m not going to let you die. But if I’m not around, who’s going to bring you your food in the hospital?’
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
There are many people whose help has been invaluable in researching
The Fourth Sacrifice
. In particular, I’d like to express my heartfelt thanks to Dr Richard H. Ward, Professor of Criminology and Dean of the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University, Texas; Steven C. Campman, MD, the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC; Professor Dai Yisheng, former Director of the Fourth Chinese Institute for the Formulation of Police Policy, Beijing; Police Commissioner Wu He Ping, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing; Professor Yu Hongsheng, General Secretary of the Commission of Legality Literature, Beijing; Professor He Jiahong, Doctor of Juridical Science and Professor of Law, People’s University of China School of Law; Professor Yijun Pi, Vice-Director of the Institute of Legal Sociology and Juvenile Delinquency, China University of Political Science and Law; Ms Chai Rui, Department of Archaeology, Beijing University; Stanley J. Harsha, Cultural Affairs Office, US Embassy, Beijing; Ms Zhang Qian, Xi’an Foreign Language University, Xi’an; Mr Qiang, Director of the Terracotta Warriors Museum, Lintong County, Shaanxi Province; Zhao Yi for her wonderful Mongolian hotpot; and Shimei Jiang and her family in Beijing for their friendship and hospitality.
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