Acknowledgements to those who helped translate my novels into the Queen's English, Kate, Fran, Jules & Jacky. Also, Davy self-proclaimed 'Professional Northerner' & Chris who designed this website, and Viki for her outstanding cover designs.

Dedications:

To my wife Kate, my mum the formidable Biddy, H, Maureen, Larry, James, and to those Rogues, living and dead, who were/are saddled with me on this chaotic journey called life.

Rogues roll call

To those no longer shaking the world . . .

Jim, Suzy, Tom 'The Colonel', Rory, Alex 'Dad' Morrissey, Stevie, Auntie Julie, Mandy, Jose & Maria, Carl 'Wurzel' O'Brien, Anthony Walsh, and Tom 'the Bomb’.