Gutshot Straight

The balance between dark themes and humor felt seamless, making the book both tense and entertaining. I wonder what inspired this tone mix.

There was a stretch where the story felt a bit calmer before the final twists — was this a deliberate choice to give readers a breather or to deepen character development?

Vegas feels like a character itself in the story, shaping the characters’ choices and the story’s mood. I’m curious about how much the city was planned versus evolved during writing.