Deke Sharp and his friends are being targeted by someone, and he's using the government to do it.

Deke Sharp, his boss Octavius Pasha, Daphne Duplay, Lydia Thompsen, Suzie Fuller - they're all being targeted by police.

But there's one thing the villain, whoever he is, hasn't considered.

Deke Sharp is too sharp to hold.

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INTERVIEW WITH RICH WEYAND

'Too Sharp To Hold' is the sequel to 'Razor Sharp'?

Yes, this is the second book of the Deke Sharp series, which is likely a trilogy.

What's going on this time?

Someone is targeting Deke Sharp and his familiars. They've basically been swatted.

That can't go well.

That's right. Deke Sharp takes exception to the proceedings, and things spin out of control very quickly.

Is this all related to the piracy operation Sharp put an end to in the first book?

Yes. This is essentially the follow-on to that story. Not all of those involved in the piracy operation were found in the first book. They basically got away with it. But by attacking Sharp and his familiars, they've exposed themselves. They won't get away with it this time.

How did this book write?

Very slowly, like the first Deke Sharp book. I was still getting over my health problems from the summer, so there were days I just didn't feel up to writing. Days I couldn't see the story in front of me. Once again, it took me eighty calendar days to write 80,000 words.

Who's on the cover?

Deke Sharp, after his injuries in the first book. Another stunning cover by Luca Oleastri and Paola Giari of Rotwang Studio in Italy.

What's next for Deke Sharp? You said it was likely a trilogy.

I have some ideas for the third book, but I don't really know yet. I only find out as I write it.

And you haven't started it yet.

Nope. Not yet.