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BOOK: Murder at the Lanterne Rouge
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“Don’t borrow trouble, we Bretons say. It finds you soon enough.”

She nodded. From the window she caught a glimpse of a figure shrouded in mist on the Pont Marie.

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CKNOWLEDGMENTS

My huge gratitude goes to the many brilliant and patient people who helped with this story: Dot; Barbara; Jan; Max; Susanna; John; Mary; Libby Hellmann; Jassy Mackenzie; Steven Bunting; Isabelle and Andi; forensic pathologist Terri Haddix, M.D.; the amazing Jean Satzer; and generous inspiration of Remy Sanouillet, graduate of
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers
.

Mercis
in Paris to Carla Bach; Sauveur Chemouni; the Archives National; Monsieur X in the RG who told me “no one dies in Chinatown”; Adrian Leeds; Benoît, Nathalie and Gavroche Pastisson; Naftali Skrobek, a true
Rèsistant
; Andre Rakoto,
Chef de cabinet, service historique de la Défense
; Kati, Jo and Elise for
les Bains
; the real Chez Chen; Gilles Thomas; Julian Pepinster, Metro master; the gardeners at Square du Temple; Bijoux Fantasie on rue du Temple; Gilles Fouque for
les crevettes raviolis
; Donna Evleth; Sarah Tarille; and toujours Anne-Françoise Delbegue.

And always to the treasures in my corner: Linda Allen; James N. Frey, without whom; Ailen Lujo; Michelle Rafferty; my publisher, Bronwen Hruska and editor, Juliet Grames; Jun and my son, Tate.

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