Catching Up On Characters

 by Patricia Bradley

Do you like to catch up on characters from books you read years ago? I do. Not only that, I always have a character or two that I've written into a story that I want to find out what happened to them. I know that sounds strange--an author should know what happens to their characters, right? 

Wrong. Or at least for me, it is. Most of the time when I write a book, I don't even know who committed the crime until almost the end. In more than one book, I've had to go back and add information when the killer turns out to be someone other than the person I thought it was. 

And then there are the characters who didn't get their story, and I want to write it. Wade Hatcher from Shadows of the Past is one character. He always took his girfriend, the librarian, for granted, and I always wanted to show him the error of his ways.

I did get the chance to catch up on Scott Sinclair in On the Edge of Trust, which releases on November 4. When we last saw Scott in Shadows of the Past, he was seventeen and trying to stay sober after almost being murdered. I always wanted to redeem him, and ten years later, he's 27 and a decorated undercover FBI agent recovering from a shoulder wound that threatens to end his career.

I enjoyed catching up on some of the other characters from the Logan Point series, like Ben Logan and Nick Sinclair. By the way, during the month of September, the digital copies of the series are on sale, including Shadows of the Past.

He's remained sober, but recognizes he's only one drink away from falling back into his old pattern. Of course the heroine has been hurt deeply when she learns her father is a recovering alcoholic who she believes is responsible for her mother's death. So she believes all alcoholics will fail eventually. Makes for really good conflict. 

Here's the cover and back copy for On the Edge of Trust:

Sometimes the closer you get to justice, the deadlier it becomes

When decorated FBI undercover agent Scott Sinclair suffers a gunshot wound in his right arm, the injury threatens his future career in the field. He is determined to regain his former job by training himself to use his left hand, and failure is not an option--especially when he's unofficially pulled into an investigation.

Tori Mitchell is a passionate crime reporter and podcaster who has dedicated her life to seeking justice. Her relentless pursuit of the truth has freed a wrongfully convicted man from prison, making Tori an enemy of the true killer. When her nephew is accused of a different murder, nothing can stop her from getting involved and clearing his name.

Soon after Tori and Scott reconnect on the case, shots are fired, leaving them to wonder which of them has been targeted. As the investigation intensifies, so do the threats and the sparks between them, but Tori's doubtful if she can extend grace and trust to Scott. They'll have to combine their skills and rely on their growing relationship to outsmart the killer.



I'm giving away a digital copy of Shadows of the Past. Leave a comment by September 15, and let me know if you like to catch up on characters from past books.

Mark is the winner of Deadly Revenge from July's post!