Acknowledgements

I have already received a few notices of outrage in Bali at the publication of this book, so it would be best to set the record straight.

There are many people I would like to thank—especially those to whom I am clearly grateful in Eleven Demons—but in particular here I would like to thank Pak Made Mangku Pastika, Governor of Bali, and his staff.

In September 2011 I contacted Pak Made Pastika's office (read the letter HERE). I wanted to give him an opportunity to review Eleven Demons before release, suggest corrections if necessary, and prepare in advance for questions which might arise later in the media. I also asked whether he could contribute an Introduction.

I did this, of course, as a respect towards Pak Made Pastika, and respect towards Bali, because I am quite aware and wanted to emphasize that the events and attitudes related in Elven Demons do not reflect Bali, the Balinese people, or Indonesia in general.

Pak Made Pastika had the book for three months, and Pak Agus of his Sekretariat staff assured me in our telephone conversations when I called every few weeks that the governor was reading it fully and carefully.

Finally, however, publication date was nearing, and I pressed for a decision. Pak Agus told me very kindly that although the Governor was unable to help with an Introduction, he had no problems with publication, he was comfortable with its release, and he had no suggestions for changes or corrections.

It didn't surprise me that Pak Made Pastika did not want to write an Introduction—it was always a long-shot. Politics is a difficult and delicate business. Some of the police and other government officials appearing in Eleven Demons would be acquaintences of Pak Made Pastika from the time when he was Chief of Police in Bali in 2002. Taking sides in a controversial investigation which is not being run from his own office would not be helpful.

Nevertheless, I wish to thank him, Pak Agus, and the other staff in his office who have all shown me the greatest courtesy in reviewing Eleven Demons.