So what do you think is that magic sauce with this particular story?

Uh, it, it, um, look, it deals with a, a, a serious issue, uh, and that is, you know, we all know that Russia is, you know, waging a, a terrible war of conquest in Ukraine, but it's also waging this secret clandestine war against the countries of Western Europe right now, trying to destabilize them.

And one of the weapons that they're using are drones.

Uh, so it, it, it deals with a real world issue, but it is told in a way, it's set around a, a kidnapping story of a, of a British heiress.

Um, so it's ...

You know, I've never written a, a truly traditional espionage novel.

I have my own way of doing things, but I think this one just, I got it, I got it r- I got it right.

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