What follows is the first chapter of the sequel to Fair Play. If you have read Fair Play the first section entitled, “12 Days to the Perfect Day” is included at the end of that book. Some of the details had to change because in doing some research and using a little more creative license I changed the identity of the bad guy, so minor details were altered to account for what was to come.
The remaining section is entitled, “8 Days to the Perfect Day”. Some of the same characters from Fair Play will appear including a couple of surprises for readers who were paying attention. Orlando Detective Paul Friedman, Lynn Putnam, Sheriff Wilson and a few others will be there. Some new characters will be introduced and at least one deceased character will make a splash of an appearance. And remember Jerome Eisman, the smarmy public television reporter? He will land smack dab in the center of the events leading up to the Perfect Day.
New Characters:
Mica Grant – Orlando’s Crime Scene Unit lead investigator and close friend of Paul Friedman.
Samantha Quinn – Certified Fraud Examiner and Lynn Putnam’s AA sponsor. Samantha is a divorced mother with an autistic son, Jeffrey. She investigates financial fraud for area police agencies.
Ali The Sand Viper – the mysterious former commander of the Al Qaeda led attacks in Iraq.
And a new ‘old’ character:
Gary Michaels (Remember Waldo?) – Former POW who spent months being tortured by Ali.
The Perfect Day is due to be released in December of 2013, (with writers you never know if the due date is the actual due date, so while I hope to be done before November, and release in December, that may not be possible.) This is a more ambitious project than Fair Play with a lot more time covered in the story as there is a whole LOT going on here. So I hope you enjoy the first chapter.