Clifford steadily securing a place among the crime writing elite

The Deal

Falling in with a bum named Jake is a misstep, but not fatal, and when he is grabbed in the wilds of Kerry for running a grow-house, a veritable cannabis factory, she finds herself presented with the front door of a relationship that was going nowhere anyway.

Instead of running, though, she has the idea of going into business for herself. Unfortunately, she needs start-up money.