Dear Bernard, I had the great pleasure of attending the Como Writers’ Festival in Melbourne today and must say that I enjoyed your talk immensely. Many thanks for signing my copies of your excellent Grail Quest books; I wish I had them in hardback, but they seem to be published only in paperback in Oz. One question I didn’t get round to asking you: You mentioned that the Arthur books are your favourites, but I was wondering which book (not series) you consider to be most representative of your work. That is, which book do you think most sums up your style, plotting, etc? I have my own choices (Prey might be it), but I’d like to know your thoughts. Many thanks and enjoy your holiday! Chris, Melbourne