Hi,

Just wanted to post a thanks to all concerned for the positive reviews of 'Sharp Practice' - you've all been very kind.

In general, the feedback I got from everywhere was very good (although there's a barber who posted on amazon.co.uk to the effect that men shouldn't try to use a straight razor - any rebuttals here welcome).

Regrettably, sales of the hardback edition were pretty appallling. It's sold about two thousand copies, as opposed to the 40'000 projected. All isn't lost, however. They're bringing out the paperback edition for father's day with a new cover (a bizarre one) and fresh publicity. And based on the critical feedback, they've asked me to write a novel (which I'll probably finish in about 20 years at the rate I'm going).

Hope you're all well - anders