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  Much like Max, they stare on in muted silence, visibly trying to make sense of what they are seeing and hearing.

  More prime examples of why he – and he alone – is best positioned to sit in the newly vacant top seat. Make the necessary decisions, acting whenever the situation calls for it.

  “No,” Max eventually replies, his voice pulling Byrdie’s focus back his way. “Nothing yet, from anybody.”

  Steel Trap, My Mira Book 7, releases early 2021: dustinstevens.com/STwb

  Thank You

  Hello again!

  First and foremost, as always, I must say thank you. Not only for taking a chance on this particular work, but for following Kyle through what has now been well over a thousand pages…and by extension, for allowing me to embark on something so sprawling and ambitious.

  When sitting down to write most novels, the first thing to be fleshed out is always the protagonist. That person that the reader will be riding shotgun alongside, getting a deep dive into their thoughts and motivations.

  In this instance, I wanted to have that for sure, but I wanted to go deeper. I wanted the auxiliary characters to be more than just subsidiary, their own thoughts and motivations impacting events as they unfold.

  To me, the only way to really do that was to take on something much more substantial in length. To really take things a piece at a time, seeing how everybody moves and reacts, each person playing off of one another.

  My hope is that it is turning out as well as intended, and that you’ll be willing to come along a little further toward the conclusion.

  As I mention each time, I welcome any thoughts you might have on the story. As the unsung lifeblood of this industry), I appreciate all feedback and thank everyone again that has been so kind in writing.

  Thanks again, and – as always – happy reading!

  Happy trails,

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  Bookshelf

  Works Written by Dustin Stevens:

  Reed & Billie Novels:

  The Boat Man

  The Good Son

  The Kid

  The Partnership

  Justice

  The Scorekeeper

  The Bear

  The Driver

  Hawk Tate Novels:

  Cold Fire

  Cover Fire

  Fire and Ice

  Hellfire

  Home Fire

  Wild Fire

  Zoo Crew Novels:

  The Zoo Crew

  Dead Peasants

  Tracer

  The Glue Guy

  Moonblink

  The Shuffle

  Smoked

  (Coming 2021)

  Ham Novels:

  HAM

  EVEN

  RULES

  (Coming 2021)

  My Mira Saga

  Spare Change

  Office Visit

  Fair Trade

  Ships Passing

  Warning Shot

  Battle Cry

  Steel Trap

  (Coming 2021)

  Iron Men

  (Coming 2021)

  Until Death

  (Coming 2021)

  Standalone Thrillers:

  Four

  Ohana

  Liberation Day

  Twelve

  21 Hours

  Catastrophic

  Scars and Stars

  Motive

  Going Viral

  The Debt

  One Last Day

  The Subway

  The Exchange

  Shoot to Wound

  Peeping Thoms

  The Ring

  Decisions

  Standalone Dramas:

  Just A Game

  Be My Eyes

  Quarterback

  Children’s Books w/ Maddie Stevens:

  Danny the Daydreamer…Goes to the Grammy’s

  Danny the Daydreamer…Visits the Old West

  Danny the Daydreamer…Goes to the Moon

  (Coming Soon)

  Works Written by T.R. Kohler:

  The Hunter

  About the Author

  Dustin Stevens is the author of more than 50 novels, the vast majority having become #1 Amazon bestsellers, including the Reed & Billie and Hawk Tate series. The Boat Man, the first release in the best-selling Reed & Billie series, was named the 2016 Indie Award winner for E-Book fiction. The freestanding work The Debt was named an Independent Author Network action/adventure novel of the year for 2017 and The Exchange was recognized for independent E-Book fiction in 2018.

  He also writes thrillers and assorted other stories under the pseudonym T.R. Kohler.

  A member of the Mystery Writers of America and Thriller Writers International, he resides in Honolulu, Hawaii.

  Let’s Keep in Touch:

  Website: dustinstevens.com

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