The Holding Deal

First runner-up on America's Funniest Comic, Drew Roberts knows the resulting tour will define his career as a standup comedian. Soon hemorrhaging cash and falling flat on stage, he fears he's doomed to a life of performing in dive bars. Then Craft Talent Agency-the country's most prestigious entertainment company-approaches him with an opportunity: pass messages, earn extra cash.Drew smells a scam, but CTA wouldn't risk its reputation to hire illegal secret agents, right? Assured his...
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First runner-up on America's Funniest Comic, Drew Roberts knows the resulting tour will define his career as a standup comedian. Soon hemorrhaging cash and falling flat on stage, he fears he's doomed to a life of performing in dive bars. Then Craft Talent Agency-the country's most prestigious entertainment company-approaches him with an opportunity: pass messages, earn extra cash.Drew smells a scam, but CTA wouldn't risk its reputation to hire illegal secret agents, right? Assured his participation in covert missions is aboveboard, Drew begins spy training under Red, a distractingly beautiful and severely off-limits CTA operative. While Red teaches him espionage tactics-brush passes, OTP ciphers, and tailing-Drew tries to crack her professional façade, even as he works to perfect his comedy sets.With more money than he can spend, and threats verging on blackmail from CTA's higher-ups in response to his questions, Drew starts to wonder what exactly he's gotten involved in-and whether he can get out.Packed with tense moments, and studded with John Heffron's energetic and relatable brand of comedy, The Holding Deal is a hilarious and exhilarating spy thriller perfect for fans of pulp noir and hard-boiled fiction.