Fred is a new acquaintance of mine but right from the off I asked him to do a rather tricky and fiddly job. To make the story in my book more accessible to those who have never been to Russia I needed to include a map of Moscow as it was in the beginning of the previous century. Since the map had to be adapted from several sources and include various addresses mentioned in the story (transliterated from the native Russian, of course) the task was not for the weak-willed ones. Fred coped superbly. Not only was he creative and ready to come up with useful suggestions, he was also punctual and friendly. Would recommend him heartily and will be happy to consider him for my next project.