Writing Ghosts of Days Gone By and Fourth Gear: A Tale of Justice, Closure, and Lingering Revenge
Writing Ghosts of Days Gone By and Fourth Gear : A Tale of Justice, Closure, and Lingering Revenge When I was working on Ghosts of Days Gone By and Fourth Gear , there was one concept that kept coming back to me: the idea of revenge. Not the kind of flashy, movie-style revenge, but the slow-burn kind that lurks beneath the surface, shaping decisions and relationships over time. Both of these novels explore how long-buried resentments and unresolved issues can affect a person—whether it’s Keegan or his old partner Matty Long. In Fourth Gear , revenge plays a more subtle role. While Keegan is trying to close a case that dates back to the early days of his career, there’s more at stake than just solving a crime. His partner Matty Long is back, and Matty’s history is still haunting them both. If you’ve read Third and Long , you know Matty had his share of issues with other cops, bad blood that never really got resolved. Those tensions were left to fester, and now, with the past coming