Rogue Operator (38 page)

He
needed the Doc.

“I’m an
operator with the Special Activities Division of the Special Operations Group
in the CIA.”

Acton’s
eyebrows shot up.

“You’re
a spy.”

Kane
nodded.

“Then I
have just one question.”

“What’s
that, Doc?”

“Twenty
years from now, when you’re sitting with your family, can you look them in the
eye, and know you made the right choices for the right reasons?”

Kane
felt his chest tighten and his heart slam against his ribcage as he dropped his
head and squeezed his eyes shut, the images of his one regret surging forward.

“All but
one,” he gasped, his chest heaving as he confessed his greatest sin to the one
man who might understand.

And once
again, he felt his confessor’s arms envelope him, returning him to his own safe
place, his freshman archaeology class, when life was simpler, and free of the
darkness he now knew existed throughout the world.

The name Kane came after hours in front of random name generators,
dozens of combinations run past focus groups (family and friends!), and in the
end Kane became an “easy” surname decision. With the surname chosen, it was
time to select a first name. After much more deliberation, an obvious choice
presented itself when a story was told to me of a young man who is a friend of
the family. He suffers from Muscular Dystrophy, and at the time of this
writing, this twenty year old may soon lose a leg. This gentle giant (he’s six
foot eleven!) wants nothing more than to be a chef, and I hope regardless of
whether he stands on the two legs God gave him, or one that is “Manmade”, he
continues to pursue his dream. This young man is the son of Derrick and Lisa
Kennedy, and yes, his name is Dylan. On a related note, you may remember
Derrick Kennedy as the name of the Proconsul of the Triarii!

Two names
fans of the James Acton Thrillers may recognize (besides the main man himself),
are Chris Leroux and Leif Morrison, characters from Brass Monkey, but actually
real names. Leif Morrison is a family friend who has written a terrific book
called Trapped, that is based upon his real life abduction in Nigeria. It’s
hard to find, but worth the hunt (try chapters.ca). Chris Leroux is a good friend
who other than his penchant for Red Bull, is not the fictional character
painted here. Phil Hopkins is another real name, whose biggest concern was how
he died in the book. Hopefully you’re happy with how you were taken out, Phil!

In the first edition of this book, I forgot to mention (much to my chagrin!)
two other real names. Ayla and Darius. They are cousins of mine, who are now
much older than their characters (Ayla just graduated high school and Darius
isn’t that far behind). I haven’t seen them in years, so I still picture
them as they were when I last saw them, so they fit perfectly into this book.

Dylan
Kane was a blast to write, and the overlap with the James Acton novels was a
lot of fun. If you haven’t checked out Acton, give him a shot. If you have
already, thanks for your support! I look forward to the next Dylan Kane
adventure, as well as James Acton. And yes, Detective Shakespeare and Zander
Varga fans, your sequels are coming too.

Thanks
again to my wife, daughter, parents and friends, and to Brent Richards for some
weapons advice. And a special thanks to my Dad who I ran ragged on this one!

And to
you, thanks for reading!

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the smash hit James Acton Thrillers series, the first installment of which,
The Protocol
, has been on the best sellers list since its release, including
a three month run at number one. In addition to the other novels from this
series,
Brass Monkey, Broken Dove, The Templar’s Relic
(also a number
one best seller) and
Flags of Sin
, he has written the international best sellers
Rogue Operator, Depraved Difference,
Tick Tock, The Redeemer
and
The Turned
. Robert spends his time in Ontario,
Canada with his family.

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For two thousand years the Triarii have protected us, influencing history
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With the Triarii in control of the Roman Catholic Church, an organization founded by
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