I try to avoid patterns. Hazard of a former occupation, I suppose. But this one I can’t seem to break. Kade’s found adventure in yet another peaceful mountain town.
We like to vacation in similar places. What can I say?
Delaware Gap struck me as a great place for a thriller because it’s an outpost between rural life and sprawling metropolises. A forward operating base of sorts. Under a couple hours gets you to New York or Philly. Until then, you’re in a land of red brick Main Streets and bucolic farmland with the Gap guarding passage to the Poconos and miles of state game land.
And I use the term “vacation” lightly. Kade’s always on the clock. Looking for people to help and watching his six for pursuit. This time, he’s back on Sergei’s trail, too.
What he finds?
Nothing. At first. He’s worried he’s fallen into the same trap he did at Three Rivers where instead of pursuing his investigation, he’ll be dragged into a different kind of trouble.
But the quiet is unnerving.
The quiet is where the best spies do their work – in the gaps of the surveillance coverage deployed to monitor them. No self-respecting Russian spy would operate in the free and clear. They prefer to accomplish their mission right under their adversary’s very nose.
This makes the gap a dangerous place. Once compromised, they’ll do anything to stop the leak.
Before long, Kade realizes the silence hides a dead zone. A blind spot where shadowy forces move about freely on American soil. He’s got to piece together their presence even as other foreign operators move in to take advantage.
Chinese agents. Russian mercenaries. Kade will have to root them out and send them home. Their choice whether they fly coach or cargo…
The book four first draft is at 64,000 words of 85,000. The target release is before the end of the year. Keep an eye out here for the cover reveal and pre-release!
Thanks for reading,
Russ
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