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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell
One last thing. (I feel like Columbo.) If I want my antagonist to live on to the next book, how do I have an effective final showdown scene? Thank you!
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You could have him appear to be killed but really escape. Or it turns out that the antagonist is in the employ of the real villain. Maybe for example he's been getting calls or text messages from someone else (who isn't seen) through out the book. And in the next book the hero discovers that the mysterious contact of the previous villain is the real mastermind. It's a fair technique as long as you plant clues like the calls/texts that point to the possibility. Maybe your hero saw some texts or phone records and assumed (in error) that it was an underling checking in with his boss.