The Killing Game: A tense, gripping thriller you DON'T want to miss by J.S. Carol & James Carol

Author:J.S. Carol & James Carol [Carol, J.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786810311
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2016-10-13T06:00:00+00:00

8

Seth lit another Marlboro and got a dirty look from the Asian kid.

‘Is there a problem?’

‘No, sir.’

‘And that’s the correct answer.’

The kid looked away and got real busy, real fast. Seth took a moment to smoke and to bask. For now, the story was taking care of itself, the parts turning like well-oiled cogs in a giant machine. They were right up there on the crest of the wave, the good times were rolling, and the view was just fantastic.

‘Sir, I’ve got Carrie Preston’s agent on the line.’

This came from the Asian kid. The eager-beaver was clearly anxious to make amends for his earlier sin. Two minutes had passed since a dishevelled Carrie Preston had stumbled from Alfie’s. Two minutes and her agent was already calling.

Because they had deeper pockets, CNN and Fox would have been first in line for a call. Being third in line didn’t bother Seth. He knew how the game was played. He also knew this was a courtesy call, and the only reason he was getting it was because TRN was leading the story. And he knew one more thing. Judging by how tight the timescale was, the one person the agent hadn’t contacted was Carrie. Not even a quick call to check she was okay. It didn’t matter how long he worked in LA, this town never ceased to amaze him.

Seth took a last lingering drag on his cigarette, blew a cloud of smoke up towards the ceiling, then positioned the headset mike and barked a terse, ‘Seth Allen,’ into it. The agent didn’t bother with introductions, or small talk. She got right down to business. Seth understood exactly where she was coming from. Time was money. Carrie Preston might be hovering at the lower end of the A-list, but right now she was the hottest actress in town. The reason was simple. She was the highest-profile celebrity to come out of Alfie’s so far.

The crucial words there were so and far, because there was no telling how long that would last. At any second the bomber could release someone higher up the food chain. Ed Richards, for example. If he released Richards, then Carrie Preston became yesterday’s news. That’s why the agent was talking at a hundred miles an hour, and that’s why her client hadn’t received so much as a courtesy call to see how she was doing.

The agent reeled off a figure for an exclusive interview. The sum was obscene. It was an amount that the higher-ups at TRN would never authorise. Seth agreed to it without haggling, and the agent hung up without a thank you or a goodbye.

Worst-case scenario, he won the auction and ended up being fired. But that wasn’t going to happen because Fox and CNN wouldn’t let it happen. TRN had bloodied their noses enough for one day. They’d be looking for a way to claw back some of that lost ground at any cost. An exclusive interview with Carrie Preston would go some way to putting one of them back in the game.

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