The King's Deception (56 page)

A special bow to Mark Tavani—who has a way of squeezing the impossible out of writers.

And Simon Lipskar, who escaped the dogs and lives on, offering more expert advice.

A few special mentions: Nick Sayers, an Oxford graduate, superb gentleman, and exceptional publisher who helped with some of the British details (though any errors are mine); Ian Williamson, British book rep extraordinaire, who showed us Oxfordshire; and Meryl Moss and her publicity team, Deb Zipf and JeriAnn Geller, the best in the business.

As always, a special thanks to my wife, Elizabeth, a muse beyond measure.

In recent books I’ve also thanked Jessica Johns and Esther Garver. Together, they keep Steve Berry Enterprises running and take a lot of the load off.

Jessica and Esther, this one’s for you.

NOVELS

The Amber Room

The Romanov Prophecy

The Third Secret

The Templar Legacy

The Alexandria Link

The Venetian Betrayal

The Charlemagne Pursuit

The Paris Vendetta

The Emperor’s Tomb

The Jefferson Key

The Columbus Affair

EBOOKS

“The Balkan Escape”

“The Devil’s Gold”

“The Admiral’s Mark”

“The Tudor Plot”

S
TEVE
B
ERRY
is the
New York Times
and #1 internationally best-selling author of
The Columbus Affair
,
The Jefferson Key
,
The Emperor’s Tomb
,
The Paris Vendetta
,
The Charlemagne Pursuit
,
The Venetian Betrayal
,
The Alexandria Link
,
The Templar Legacy
,
The Third Secret
,
The Romanov Prophecy
,
The Amber Room
, and the short stories “The Tudor Plot,” “The Admiral’s Mark,” “The Devil’s Gold,” and “The Balkan Escape.” His books have been translated into forty languages and sold in fifty-one countries. He lives in the historic city of St. Augustine, Florida. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have founded History Matters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our heritage. To learn more about Steve Berry and his foundation, visit
www.steveberry.org
.