{"id":14,"date":"2026-09-14T13:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevebishopfiction.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-09-14T14:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:20:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stevebishopfiction.com\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"ON THE EIGHTH DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull authorpro-pattern-hero\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group authorpro-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center authorpro-pattern-hero-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center authorpro-pattern-hero-content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><br \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading authorpro-pattern-hero-title has-5-xl-font-size\">ON THE EIGHTH DAY<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"authorpro-pattern-hero-desc wp-block-paragraph\">When ex-special forces operator Boyd Aimes is drawn into the aftermath of two savage attacks, he quickly realises this is no random violence. Former soldiers are being hunted, secrets are being erased, and someone with money, power, and professional killers at their disposal is determined to bury the truth forever.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Boyd follows the trail through the criminal underworld, private security networks, and the shadows of his own military past, the body count rises and the conspiracy deepens. With time running out, Boyd must rely on old allies \u2014 including Danny Mercer and Sandra Mercer \u2014 to uncover what links the victims before the killers strike again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"authorpro-pattern-hero-desc wp-block-paragraph\">Over the next eight days, loyalties will fracture, friendships will be tested, and Boyd will find himself in a war far deadlier than anything he faced on the battlefield. 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