by Lee Goldberg
But he felt a presence beside him nonetheless.
“I’m going to beat you,” Matt said, staring at the seemingly endless ribbon of road ahead.
“How are you going to do that if you fold your hand before all the cards are dealt?” Mr. Dark asked.
“By changing the rules of the game.”
Mr. Dark laughed. “You don’t even know what game you’re playing.”
“So tell me,” Matt said.
But he didn’t get an answer.
He knew he wouldn’t get it from Mr. Dark. But it was out there, somewhere.
And he would find it.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Photograph by Linda Woods
Lee Goldberg is a two-time Edgar Award-nominated author and TV producer. His many books include The Walk, Watch Me Die, and the bestselling Monk series of original mystery novels. His TV writing and producing credits include SeaQuest, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, and The Glades. He’s also worked as a consultant for networks and studios throughout Europe, Canada, and Sweden and has served on the Board of the Mystery Writers of America.
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William Rabkin is a two-time Edgar Award nominee who writes the Psych series of novels and is the author of Writing the Pilot. He has consulted for studios in Canada, Germany, and Spain on television series production and teaches screenwriting at UCLA Extension. He is also an adjunct professor at the UC Riverside’s low-residency master’s program.
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James Daniels is a labor organization attorney who performed Shakespeare in London, received a Grammy nomination for his audio book narration, and wrote the hard-boiled noir mystery Ghost Bride. He and his family live in the Midwest.
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Jude Hardin holds a BA in English from the University of Louisville and currently works as a registered nurse in a major urban medical center in North Florida. When he’s not pounding away at the computer keyboard, Hardin can be found pounding away on his drums, playing tennis, reading, or down at the pond fishing with his son.
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Bill Crider was born in Mexia, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a PhD in English. After teaching in public schools and at the college level for many years, he retired to write full time. The author of over seventy-five novels and an equal number of short stories, Bill is credited by Dead Man creators Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin as a major influence on their series.