The Trapdoor blog is an insight into the author’s research in developing this exciting novel. Some pages from the original storybook are included in the blog with occasional handwritten notations.
The blogs allow the reader, if they choose, to move between the book and research within the blogs, by clicking on the links and delving into the material to enhance experience of locations and plots within the novel. (Images in the blog are place markers only.)
Chapter 2
Phones and Cash
Alex took the cue. ‘You’re right, we need new phones and lots of cash. Let’s meet at the Lombardy when we’ve finished.’


Hotel Lombardy DC

Surveillance control rooms
Let’s go to the control room, Margaret; there is a bit of activity going on.’

CCTV
I don’t see any CCTV footage. Is there an issue?’
‘Either by blind luck or design, they’re managing to avoid the cameras.
