Helen asked Richard Gardner:

Hi, I just finished reading 'Deadly Partnership' and really enjoyed it. I was wondering about the title of the book because I can see that it comes from the relationship between father and son during the events that they deal with, however, it seems that the father is basically always in control and that the partnership is very unequal and often uncomfortable. Is it really a partnership?

Richard Gardner Hi Helen, many thanks for reading and reviewing my novel Deadly Partnership. I'm delighted that you enjoyed it. To answer your very good question, there are many partnerships in business, marriage and crime that are unequal. There is often one who dictates the terms. In this case it was Paul.
However, it was in Gary's best interests to be an accomplice otherwise he could well have lost his business, not to mention his entire estate. One does have to feel sorry for anyone in Gary's position though. He was left with a hard choice to make. Could he really have reported his father to the police even if he was prepared to sacrifice all?

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