I’m pregnant!

Well, no. Not really. Men can get pregnant (and when it happens, it’s weirder than The X-Files) but in my case, it’s a figurative pregnancy. What I mean is that in nine months time, I will have a bundle of joy to show off.

I’m thrilled to report that I’ve finished writing my new book… and it’s a Six of Hearts book.

Wait, what? You said Third Transmission would be the last one!

That’s correct, I did say that.

What made you change your mind?

I didn’t. I was lying.

Why?

Because the ending of Third Transmission only worked if there was a sense of finality to it. I didn’t want my readers thinking, “How the hell is he going to get out of this one?” I wanted them to think “Wow, what an ending.”

Didn’t you get death threats over that?

Worth it.

So how is Six going to get out of this one?

You’ll have to wait until September to find out. I don’t want to talk about the plot yet - I’ll probably release a blurb in August.

Why did you decide to write another Agent Six book? Are you running out of ideas?

Quite the opposite. While I was writing Third Transmission, a really strong story concept hit me, and it was the kind of idea you don’t walk away from. But it would only work as a Six of Hearts book. No other character could have the necessary back story.

So I wrote some things into Third Transmission that would help me bring Six back for one last adventure, and after I finished Hit List, I started writing it. It took me most of last year.

“One last adventure?” So this will be your last Agent Six book?

Yes.

Why not keep writing them until people stop buying them?

Because then when people did stop buying them, I’d be out of a job. The idea of getting typecast honestly terrifies me.

Besides, I didn’t get into writing for the money. I got into it because I had stories to tell. I’ve still got dozens of novels I want to write, and every year I spend writing Agent Six books means postponing all the others. So this will be Agent Six’s last journey, but he’s going out with a bang.

That’s what you said last time.

And he did, didn’t he?

I mean “Agent Six’s last journey.” You said that last time.

But this time I mean it.

Have you ever read The Boy Who Cried Wolf?

Shut up.