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 fa ade, 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.
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