Once a year I like to take stock of what I’ve done over the past twelve months. Sometimes it’s hard to quantify what I’ve accomplished but that’s not true with the Rapp series. When you pile it up, the stack actually gets taller. My annual Most-Complete-Collection-Of-Rapp-Novels-In-The-World pic, has become the hourglass that measures my journey through life.
Mitch’s universe is now this high.
This teetering column of ink has chronicled every phase of Mitch’s life. His brash youth, his transformation into the world’s most effective killer, the death of his wife and unborn child. Now, we see a man with a devoted partner, a girl he’s come to think of as his daughter, and the ability to see gray where only black and white existed before.
After finishing the initial draft of The Survivor, I had the honor of possessing the most complete collection of Rapp novels in the world for the first time.
When I inherited Mitch, he was angry and alone. His frustration with his inability to right every wrong was in danger of destroying him. I needed to pull him back from the brink and provide him with new challenges like coming up against an assassin that was his equal, shutting down a Russian attack on its neighbors, and preventing the destruction of our power grid in the US.
The Red War manuscript—a story that, sadly, feels very relevant at this moment.
The geopolitical landscape continues to change at a historic pace and Mitch has to change with it. Now, he’s forced to examine his place in the world and admit that not all threats come from outside.
The Total Power manuscript just before the world was introduced to COVID-19.
No matter how the Rappverse evolves, there’s one consistent message: While the fight may be long and bloody, honor, courage, and patriotism will always prevail.
Enemy at the Gates side table, my pandemic project.
