title: The Novel Handbook
author: Lauren Clarke
description: Lauren Clarke is an editor of fact and fiction, specialising in the romance genre. With more than fifteen years experience in the publishing industry, she is passionate about helping writers to create their perfect story. Lauren works in development, line and copy editing, helping you to finesse your story arc by eliminating plot holes, strengthening your characters and ensuring your pacing keeps readers turning the page.
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  TITLE
  
  LEGAL
  
  DEDICATION
  
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  
  Prologue
  
  ONE
  
  TWO
  
  THREE
  
  FOUR
  
  FIVE
  
  SIX
  
  SEVEN
  
  EIGHT
  
  NINE
  
  TEN
  
  ELEVEN
  
  TWELVE
  
  THIRTEEN
  
  FOURTEEN
  
  FIFTEEN
  
  SIXTEEN
  
  SEVENTEEN
  
  EIGHTEEN
  
  NINETEEN
  
  TWENTY
  
  TWENTY-ONE
  
  TWENTY-TWO
  
  TWENTY-THREE
  
  TWENTY-FOUR
  
  TWENTY-FIVE
  
  TWENTY-SIX
  
  TWENTY-SEVEN
  
  TWENTY-EIGHT
  
  TWENTY-NINE
  
  THIRTY
  
  THIRTY-ONE
  
  THIRTY-TWO
  
  THIRTY-THREE
  
  THIRTY-FOUR
  
  THIRTY-FIVE
  
  THIRTY-SIX
  
  THIRTY-SEVEN
  
  THIRTY-EIGHT
  
  THIRTY-NINE
  
  FORTY
  
  FORTY-ONE
  
  FORTY-TWO
  
  FORTY-THREE
  
  FORTY-FOUR
  
  EPILOGUE
  
  ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  
  >  **Lucky Town**
  
  a Clarke & Clarke Mystery novel
  
    
    
  
  Peter Vonder Haar
  
  Copyright 2019 by Peter Vonder Haar.
  
  All Rights Reserved.
  
  Cover design and art by Jami Anderson ([
  _jamidesign.com_](http://jamidesign.com/design.htm)).
  
  The book is a work of fiction. All characters, incidents, and dialogue are not
  to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living
  or dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  The scanning, uploading, and 