Goodreads asked Richard Phillips:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Richard Phillips Since The Rho Agenda is an ongoing series, there are two answers to this. First, I got the original idea for the series while my wife Carol and I were vacationing in Maui. I wanted to write a story that centered around a couple of badass special operatives who get sucked into an earth threatening intergalactic conflict because of the curiosity of three high school friends. I also wanted this story to be about the loss of innocence when young idealism meets the savage world in which they live. Second, I get my idea for each novel in the series by throwing out possible answers to the question ... "What else can go wrong?"
Best, Richard

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