A No-Spoiler Update on Fall From Grace

(Which Contains Exactly No Useful Information)

I’ve had a few people ask how the second Thomas Billings thriller is coming along.

This is that update. I am happy to report that the book exists.

More specifically: Fall From Grace is currently being written, and I am roughly halfway through the story. Words are appearing. Scenes are happening. Coffee is being consumed in alarming quantities.

So far, so good.

What I Can Tell You (Without Telling You Anything)

• Thomas Billings is in it.
  This should not surprise anyone. If he weren’t, we’d have bigger problems.
• Grace Worthington is also in it.
  Still competent. Still complicated. Still not someone you want disappointed in you.
• There may be one bad guy.
  Or two.
  Possibly three.
  This number is subject to revision based on how badly they behave.

There are conversations. There are decisions. There are consequences. Some of them are ill-advised.

No one is having a relaxing time.

Things I Am Absolutely Not Telling You

I am not telling you:

• What the central threat is
• Where it takes place
• Who is in danger
• Who is lying
• Who is making things worse while believing they are helping

I am also not confirming or denying:

• Moral dilemmas
• Escalations
• The phrase “this seemed like a good idea at the time”

The Only Real Update That Matters

The story is moving. The characters are doing what they do best (which is not listening to sensible advice). And the book is behaving like a proper thriller should: by refusing to be tidy.

Which is exactly what I want at this stage.

When I do start talking specifics, you’ll know we’re getting close.

Until then, rest assured:

• Thomas Billings is being Thomas Billings
• Grace Worthington is being Grace Worthington
• And someone, somewhere, is about to regret something deeply

More when I have something I’m allowed to say.

—Mark

PS.: If you haven’t read the first book in the Thomas Billings thriller series, you can find Saving Grace here.