Luccia Gray asked Mark Rubinstein:

I just read both books, Mad Dog House and Justice, and I was wondering when you decided there'd be a sequel, from the beginning, or after writing book one? And also if we'll be hearing any more of Roddy and Danny?

Mark Rubinstein Hi Luccia. That's a great question. I wrote "Mad Dog House" as a standalone novel, never thinking about a sequel or series. After it was published, reviewers and others kept asking for a sequel. A typical question was, "What's going to happen to these two guys?" or some variation on that theme. No one seemed willing to let these characters go, and readers were relentless in urging me to write a follow-up. They were curious about an outcome and did not want any ambiguity. Despite my saying life is filled with ambiguities, they insisted, so I sat down and wrote "Mad Dog Justice." It was definitely an "afterthought" and I"m very glad I did. Many people commented that the characterizations of Roddy and Danny got deeper in "Mad Dog Justice", and they understood more about each of them after reading the second novel. As for whether or not there will be a third one ("Mad Dog Vengeance") I'm not sure. I'll have to wait until after the next two stand-alone books are out--one is a novella, "Return to Sandara" (November 3, 2014) and the other is a novel, "Assassin's Lullaby (due next year). Thanks for reading and "asking.

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