Andrew Warren
Thank you for your question! Yong Jin was, for me, the "face" of the MSS, who was pursuing both Caine & Sean. It was important to me that he be capable and threatening, but also not a cartoon villain. After all, he is simply following his orders and defending his country, just as any patriot would. At first, his appearance seems off putting, but I hope readers come to respect him and his relentless, yet honorable, pursuit of his duty. In a way, he may have been inspired by Tommy Lee Jone's character in The Fugitive. There were some cut scenes that focused on his investigation and pursuit more... In one scene, he reviews video footage of the prison breakout scene, and recognizes someone on the screen. I don't want to give away spoilers, but the reader was led to believe he recognized Caine... However, he actually caught a glimpse of someone else in the frame. I cut the scene, as the book was already getting longer than I planned, and it wasn't strictly nesc.
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Hi Andrew. One of the characters who I found strangely fascinating was the CIA asset Mr K who kicks off the plot. That scene where he and Mr T met was electric. Many of his motivations were chillingly true to life and it seemed you had read up on what his real life equivalents believed in. What research/ideas were you throwing around when developing his characterization?
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