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AFTERWORD

Thanks for making it through to the end. It means so much to me that you chose
to read this book over the endless library this world has to offer, and that’s what
keeps me working on the characters I’m growing to love.

In this instance, I spent a lot of time trying to create a protagonist who’s a lot
like Mason Black, if not in his personality then at least in his predicaments. For
Morgan Young, it was interesting to see a different man react to similar
scenarios. Take his marriage for instance—unlike Mason, Morgan doesn’t have
any kids, and he shares his wife with her (unpaying) career. Mason would’ve
hated that, which is ironic when you consider that he was married to his career.

But that’s the difference.
I have this image of Morgan in my head; he looks like Denzel Washington
and has a big heart. He doesn’t run in with guns blazing, and he doesn’t apply
aggression toward the killers he’s tracking. In fact, he’s a little timid about his
methods and constantly doubting his own abilities. Hardly the gruff detective,
right?
There’s also the world around them. Mason had Bill to lean on, whereas
Morgan is caught in an endless loops of IOUs with Detective Gary Lee. I try to
limit police involvement within this series, as Mason got too close to the
department and I wanted this series to be different (while also being the same).
And this world building is what I love. Thanks to you guys, I get to spend
my days writing about these characters, getting to know them as gradually as
you are. I always go into a book with a strong outline of what’s going to happen,

but you’d be surprised to learn how many parts of these characters randomly
appear while my fingers are hitting the keyboard. For instance, Rachel was
originally supposed to work at a daycare just to make ends meet. It wasn’t until I
started typing that she suddenly ran this amazing charity because of her love for
children. Morgan, on the other hand, was drafted out to be more fierce, but his
love for Rachel gave him a warmth that I think Mason was missing. The way
these things evolve as they transfer from my head to the page is easily the best
thing about writing novels, and it’s because of this that I manage to maintain my
excitement for the next book.

The question is, what would you like to see more of? Did you like this book,
or do you prefer the standalone thrillers? Is this too violent, or not violent
enough? Maybe you think this books is perfect for you? Whatever your
thoughts, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me using my email address or
Facebook page in the back. Better yet, leaving a review after each book is by far
the biggest way you can help an author grow, so feel free to leave an honest and
unbiased comment or two on the product page.

For now, I’m off to write the next Morgan novel. I hope I can wrangle more
out of this one, up the stakes and keep you on the edge of your seat with each
coming title.

Until then.

Adam Nicholls

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Adam Nicholls grew up in the southwest of England, where he studied creative writing while working a
variety of full-time jobs. When his Mason Black series was first published, he quickly became a bestseller
and then went on to create a name for himself in the thriller genre. Adam now lives with his wife in Bristol.
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