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Ex-marine James Bishop worked for an elite protection company. The idea behind his last mission was to protect multi-millionaire Randall Brennan and his daughter Natalie but, instead, he found himself framed for murder. Who? Why? These why may be questions that need answering but that's not going to happen whilst he's serving a life sentence. However, where Bishop is concerned, that's only a minor blip compared to the task ahead.
Jason Dean, an ex-graphic designer from London, decided he wanted to write the sort of American thrillers he enjoys reading. Well, why not? It's a plan that had worked well for Coventry lad [[:Category:Lee Child(Editor)|Lee Child]] so perhaps the magic could happen for him too. The result of Dean's dream is this, ''The Wrong Man'', the first in a planned James Bishop series.
To begin with the characters are all a bit 'central casting'. Bishop is a typical ex-marine: rough, tough and incredibly resourceful with a soft spot for the love interest. She's Jenna Falstaff; feisty, pretty and, conveniently, an IT expert well versed in martial arts. Her protective, burly, elder brother, Ali, is a forger. This therefore gives Jason Dean a tick against rule one of thriller writing: if your hero has friends, ensure they're useful.