Chapter 2
“How far along are you?”
John Harding scanned the words he’d brought up on his laptop with a few clicks of the keys. “About halfway.”
His latest crime fiction novel, as yet untitled, would be the beginning of a new series. He hoped. On the phone was his literary agent, Lucas Spaulding.
“What’s the hold up?”
“What hold up?”
Lucas sighed. “You promised more than a month ago to have it finished by the end of last month. I’ve already talked to your editor about the series and she’s excited to see it. I’d like to submit the first one and proposals for two follow-up books.”
John closed out of the unfinished novel and shut down his laptop. He rose from the couch. “I’ve had a bit of trouble with the logistics of one of the murders, but I think I may have found a way to figure it o
