Shallow Waters (27 page)

Rebecca
Bradley lives in Nottinghamshire with her family and her one-year-old
Cockerpoo Alfie, who keeps her company while she writes. Rebecca needs
to drink copious amounts of tea to function throughout the day and if
she could, she would survive on a diet of tea and cake.

She
lives with the genetic disorder Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and
secondary disorder to that, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.
These are a part of her daily life and she has to adjust her days
accordingly, but she still manages to commit murder and will continue
to for a long time to come.

Once
a month Rebecca hosts a crime book club on Google+ hangouts where you
can live chat about a crime book everyone has read. It's great fun. We
have members joining in from the UK, the US, France and Australia on a
regular basis and have had a German member attend. As it is online,
there are no geographical boundaries and you can sit in your home to
join in. You can find details of how this works on the blog.

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You can find Rebecca on her blog:
http://Rebeccabradleycrime.com

On Twitter:
http://Twitter.com/RebeccaJBradley

And on Facebook:
http://Facebook.com/RebeccaBradleyCrime

Please look her up as she would love to chat.

This
book would not have been possible without the involvement of several
people. With my deepest thanks, I am indebted to Denyse Kirkby, Kirsty
Stanley and Lauren Turner for their expertise. Any errors, as always,
are my own.

Without
Simon I may not have made it as far as finishing the first draft and
without Keshini I may not have revised it as I did, so thank you both.

There
are so many people who have offered encouragement, they are too many to
name for fear of leaving someone out and offending, but to you all, I
am truly grateful. You are my support network.

Phil, I can't believe you gave me something so precious!

To
Jane Isaac and Mel Sherratt for reading more than one draft and
providing me with such great encouragement and fabulous quotes. Thank
you.

And
to Sharon Sant, for the hours you have put in helping hone this into
something I am able to put out there, for your patience with comma's,
thank you.

Finally
to my husband and children who have never once moaned about the time I
have left them to sit in front of my laptop to make Shallow Waters come
to life. This is for you.