The Wages of Desire (45 page)

OBVIOUSLY, NO BOOK IS SOLELY THE WORK OF THE AUTHOR. FOR
that reason, I'd like to express a heartfelt thanks to two people who have been instrumental in making this book and its precursor,
The Language of the Dead
, a reality—my agent, Joelle Delbourgo, of Joelle Delbourgo Associates, Inc., and my editor at Pegasus Books, Maia Larson. Thanks for believing in Inspector Lamb, and in me.

As always, I also want to thank my wife, Cindy, for her bottomless supply of love and support, which sustains not only me, but also the family that we have together created.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

The Language of the Dead

THE WAGES OF DESIRE

Pegasus Books LLC

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Copyright © 2016 by Stephen Kelly

First Pegasus Books cloth edition August 2016

Interior design by Maria Fernandez

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ISBN: 978-1-68177-149-6

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