J. Kingston Pierce who has helped us get the word out about our mysteries since the very beginning kindly asked us for an essay for the Rap Sheet on the occasion of our eighth novel. We describe how and why we started writing about a Byzantine eunuch detective and about some of the changes we foresee in future books. We also reflect on things we might have done differently along the way. Hope you'll go over and read The Story Behind the Story at The Rap Sheet.