One of the things that is difficult when writing a mystery is giving the main character a reason to pursue the mystery themselves rather than just turn it over to the police. In the case of Vapor Trail I channeled my little brother. My little brother HATES police officers. I'm sure there's some reason for it, a bad experience or two, friends from high school he didn't like who became police, I don't know the specifics, but in the case of that mystery, I took his approach and had the main character despise the police. Well, that got under the skin of one of my readers.
I do wish I could write to Stephen and let him know that I, personally, love police. I'm very much a Blue Lives Matter guy in today's day and age. Truth is that I have several close friends who have all become police and I like and value the work they do. For several years I worked with a company that provided dash mounted video cameras and I got to see behind the scenes what police have to deal with day in and day out. I even have a concept for a novel about what of the more grizzly scenes I saw. So, I get it, Stephen. I understand the world of police and I support you all.
That being said, thanks for the best review ever. The fact that I had him hating my character but liking my writing says alot. I hope he does read this. Glad he liked the writing.
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