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Many thanks also to Alaina Gougoulis at Text. You made the editing process such a joy and the book the very best it could be.

I am indebted to Stephen Gibson and Alison Chamberlain. Thank you for the time spent in your exquisite furniture shop, Original Finish in Newtown, and for generously giving me material to draw from in regards to woodwork and furniture design.

Many thanks to Richard Crosland at School of Fine Woodwork in Alexandria for his hospitality. I loved the smell of sawdust as you enlightened me about the process of an inlay. You were most patient and kind.

And last, but not least, I am tremendously thankful to Clinical Professor Jo Duflou at Sydney University for his time and thorough answers to all my questions relating to forensic pathology and coroner practices, and to Sergeant Kylie Whiting, team leader of the Missing Persons Unit, NSW Police Force, for providing me with all the information needed to make this story as real as possible. Thank you very much to the both of you, for your help as well as for your service.