Enigma Forced follows the R-Group as they confront powerful cartels and human traffickers, employing cutting-edge technology to dismantle these criminal networks. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story? 

Breakfield & Burkey continually scan the horizon in our research for illegal and unscrupulous technology applications. We saw cryptocurrency acting like a magnet for crime and profits outside the law. We envisioned a mashup of social issues to drive our creative writing on this story. We write about the synergies between bad actors and their relentless hunt for illegal and immoral profiteering. This story showed up in our nightmares with human trafficking holding hands with opioid importing and the underground sex trade. The most significant problem was to throttle the heartbreaking information flow we saw and try to breathe life and hope into the story. We recognize it is impossible to save everyone. But if you can save even a few, then there is hope.

The supporting characters in this novel, I felt, were intriguing and well developed. Who was your favorite character to write for? 

That is a tough question. Whether good or evil, creating each character is a challenge. Marian, with her husband Brayson, rose to the top with your question. Hers is an interesting story that we like to tease out a little at a time. A close second would be Judith and Xiamara, our cyber-freebooters who are in the thick of things as the good guys/gals but always scheming about a new side hustle that eventually gets them into trouble. 

I find that while writing, you sometimes ask questions and have the characters answer them. Do you find that to be true? What questions did you ask yourself while writing this story? 

We enjoy crafting plots and storylines with the good guys on top until they’re not. Evil lurks in dark places and has a way of creating an unpredictable path, sometimes leaving the heroes in their wake. Each character must answer the question of where they are going and what they are bringing to this tale. Our goal is always to make the story unexpected and exciting for the reader.

What is the next book in the Enigma Heirs series that you are working on, and when will it be available? 

Enigma Jewels is the third book and final thriller in the Enigma Heirs trilogy. Work has already begun, and we expect to have it out by the end of the first quarter of 2025. 

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