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  1. Carlos Hazday
    @Anton_Cloche Thanks! That is one gorgeous car. I think the first Cussler book I read was Raise the Titanic. I don't recall details, but this was before the ship was explored and the movie. I was hooked. The Austin spinoffs were good, and the one about the detective at the turn of the century (forget his name) was fun because the guy rode one of the new Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Using NUMA without permission could get me in trouble, but since I've quoted copyrighted lyrics before, what's one more infraction?
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    CDMX • XXI

    Carlos Hazday commented on Carlos Hazday's story chapter in CDMX • XXI

    @Reader1810 You have a thing for marines, don't you. Austin back in Mexico's jealous right now. Brett's a easy character to write. I just have to think of something outrageous and have him say it or do it. As I age CJ, I've tried to reduce his antics a bit. He has to be ready to run for office soon! And speaking of aging, the longer I write a character, the more opportunities I have to explore personality traits and quirks. AS a rookie author, I tried to puke every detail out as soon as I introduced them. These days, it's a treat to revisit people like the great grandparents who may not have been explored in their entirety. Of course you knew what CJ meant. After all, he grew up next to a certain set of stairs...
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    At some point, I want to know where that came from.
  4. Carlos Hazday
    I haven't read any of his stuff for the past couple of years. I think it's time to download a book or two. I keep wondering how good the sound isolation is in that hangar. Not sure I'd enjoy planes flying that close to my bedroom 24/7
  5. Carlos Hazday
    I'm lost. Guess we can't be friends.
  6. Carlos Hazday
    Damn CIA made me remove the Cubans and the Ukraine info! But I heard the Cubans would not have shot the plane down because they thought Owen was aboard. I wonder what their interest in him is. As for Yevgeny, I'm thinking he ends up in Montana and reinvents himself as a ranch hand working for a family owning countless acres and heads of cattle.
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    Carlos checks his notes for future chapters/stories and decided to be mean and not share details
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    Excellent! I may have gone overboard with the sappy lines in the chapters CJ and Owen are apart. You're right about his family being the most important thing to him. I've been preaching the same thing over the past ten books.
  9. Carlos Hazday
    Thank you. Chapter 2 of Chemist will be published on June 19, 2021 Happy now? LOL
  10. Carlos Hazday
    @Hellsheild I LOVE your memes.
  11. Carlos Hazday
    Thank you. sir.
  12. Carlos Hazday
    Recruitment turned into defection. Too bad he didn't get to retire in Argentina, he could have gotten a job with Chipper's mom!
  13. Carlos Hazday
    Sometimes failure leads to new opportunities. Let's hope Domogarov's not interested in being an antagonist any longer. But then again, there's a couple of decades coming before CJ can retire as a gentleman farmer (oh, wait, that was Washington)
  14. Carlos Hazday
    Yeah, about that incident... Another Northman-free chapter coming up next, I spend most of it reconnecting with friends and as @Hellsheild mentioned, i'm in a planting mood. I'll be scattering seed all around.
  15. Carlos Hazday
    Emeril! If you think I dropped seeds in this chapter, wait until the next one. I've often stated I don't like to pull too many rabbits ou of the hat and prefer to at least hint at what's coming. CYA is a way of life. LOL Lots of years before CJ's the most powerful man on Earth so a lot could happen. I do like to bring back characters unexpectedly, with Spike being exhibit A right now. Who knows who else I'll pull back into the story.
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    Damn! Y'all like Domogarov and Northman way too much. I could probably write a short story for each. It'd be fun to have an anti-hero as the MC. I think I have a month or two with no writing scheduled in 2024.
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    Thanks, Jose. CJ's finally growing into that maturity he flashed while in high school and college. As for Yevgeny, the man's apparently not an ideologue. I see him as an opportunist and a realist. He tried to recruit CJ and when it backfired he went to Plan B which he'd set up before.
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    @scrubber6620 I love the speculation! CJ's not perfect but his moral compass guides his actions. He'll do what feels right to him, even when it could be dangerous. He proved it by agreeing to collaborate with the CIA instead of washing his hands of the matter. Any decent spy must have a degree of human understanding and in this case it failed Domogarove. The wealthy dilettante turned out to have claws and knew how to use them.
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    I assume Domogarov will be a 'guest' of the CIA for a while. Since they provided CJ as a traveling companion, I'm certain he'll be sharing whatever info he has soon and will access his funds once released. The guy may have planned his departure from Russian intelligence, but I suspect his calm demeanor is but another act. I admit his defection was partially inspired by The Hunt for Red October. You know how I took the Vail vacation from Cadet and expanded it for this story? I'm sort of doing the same with Oscar's weekend, expanding on Malibu and Ranger. California here we come.
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    How can I resist borrowing from Cussler, when his original series has the MC living in DC, dating a politician, and traveling all over the world? I think I'd pattern CJ after Pitt more than Bond.
  21. Carlos Hazday
    Damn! Y'all are a bunch of blood thirsty people! I'll warn you now CJ does not beat or kill anyone in the next two chapters. But one of your favorites makes an appearance in the next one. Harley's still talking.
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    Hope you feel better soon.
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    Yep. I suspect Russians plan ahead more than we do. Recruiting an agent doesn't happen overnight, and I'm certain only a minority of targets pan out. In CJ, Domogarov picked the wrong person. Power, money, and sex, the usual ways used with potential recruits don't work with someone who already has all three to some degree.
  24. Carlos Hazday
    Ding, ding, ding..... WE HAVE A WINNER! I've borrowed ideas from Clive Cussler before (including myself in the story being the main one) and threw in Yevgeny's car comment as an homage to one of my favorite fictional characters. Maybe CJ can join NUMA once he leaves the State Department! If you read my previous comment reply, you'll notice I didn't have to wait long to reveal who lives in that hangar at National Airport.
  25. Carlos Hazday
    Yevgeny will be in the U.S. starting now, so he may be willing to assist the CIA or other agencies in the future. I hoped someone would recognize the hangar, car, and driver. If nobody does, once more readers comment, I'll reveal details. No plans for future appearances yet, but you never know.
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