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Acknowledgements
The idea for this novel came to me sometime last year, the original idea being the G20 bus arriving at its destination, empty. The mystery would ensue from there, though by doing that, the reader misses out on the horror of the events as experienced by the victims, so as I began to write, I changed it up.
Quite a bit.
The technologies described in this book all exist, with the possible exception of the Riker WX handgun, though most of that tech does exist separately. Drones that can operate over cellular networks, handguns mounted to drones and fired by remote trigger, vehicles that can be hacked and driven, websites that allow you to hire people to do oddball jobs, all exist, and have made the news over the past few years.
And most recently, a commercial airliner was hit by a drone at an airport.
This latest incident was the inspiration for the tragic death of Mrs. Cheng.
While I think drones are an incredibly useful tool, they can be dangerous in the wrong hands—usually the hands of morons. During recent forest fires, an unauthorized drone caused the grounding of eight helicopters and five skimmers used to fight the fire, as they are a danger to the aircraft and crew.
So if you have a drone, be careful where you fly it. Dawson and his team, or some of my readers, might just blow it out of the damned sky.
This book is dedicated to an old friend of mine, Serge Rivard. As quite often happens in life, we lost touch over the years and I was terribly saddened to find out just recently that he died over two years ago. He, myself and my late buddy Paul Conway, were almost inseparable at the start of my career, and it’s difficult to think that I’m the last of the Three Amigos still on the right side of Mother Earth’s dirt. Serge was a Sergeant in the Air Force, and the definition of “a character”. He was rude, crude, hilarious and loyal—someone you could count on to lift your spirits or join you for a beer or twelve.
If you’ll indulge me, I’ll share one of my fondest memories of him. He, Paul and I once went on Temporary Duty out of town. Paul and I picked him up at his house in the rental, and I remember Paul jerking a thumb at the rear of the car. “Officers in the front, Sergeants in the trunk!” to which I’m sure Serge had a colorful response, to say the least. We arrived at our destination a few hours later, completed our work, and made our tee time on the base’s golf course. It was a beautiful day, we were having a great time, and on one of the later holes—I can’t remember which—my ball landed in the sand trap at the edge of the green. I whacked that bastard five or six times, getting increasingly angry, Serge egging me on, when I finally got it out.
And promptly put it in the sand trap on the other side of the green.
As I finished raking the first trap, I made my way across the green and Serge opened his mouth to say something. I glared and jabbed my sand wedge at him. “Say a f**kin word, Frenchie, and I’ll wrap this club around your goddamned neck!”
Both Paul and Serge pissed themselves laughing.
And kept a safe distance.
The next day I birdied the same hole.
We lost touch for probably the last fifteen years, though in seeing the pictures on his obituary page, I think he had a good life, though too short. There are lots of photos of him golfing, which was the thing he loved to do the most, and if I know him, he probably squeezed in a round every day that he could—which I imagine would be most.
You’ll be missed, my friend.
As usual, there’s a bunch of people to thank, starting of course with my dad, who researched the crap out of this one, Ian Davidson for some motorcycle help, the real Chris Leroux for a French translation, Greg “Chief” Michael for some navy and terminology help, Ian Kennedy for some equipment and terminology info, Brent Richards for some weapons info, Fred Newton for some boating info, my proofreading team, and a special thanks to Nick Daniels’ for the burger recipe Vanessa used. And of course, as usual, I’d like to thank my wife, daughter, and mother.
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Blood Relics
Sins of the Titanic
Saint Peter's Soldiers
The Thirteenth Legion
Raging Sun
The Delta Force Unleashed Thrillers
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Kill Chain
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