Flesh and Bone by Ben Hayward

"I was thinking-"

"That's never a good idea."

"Shut up. I was thinking we should write a murder mystery."

"Um, ok, why?"

"Well there's a lot of money in fiction."

"I'm not sure about that."

"Well, you have to be successful of course."

"Not to mention lucky."

"Enough of the negativity, have you got any ideas?"

"Right now, no, isn't it your idea?"

"Yeah, but I need your edgy cynicism; the crowds love that shit."

"I don't think pessimism is edgy, it's more asymmetrical."

"See that's why you're key."

"I am?"

"Where would CSI Miami be without Horatio Kane?"

"I assume it would probably be better for one thing."

"That does depend on how you measure quality."

"Granted."

"So you're on board?"

"Yes, but I'm not quitting my day job."

"That makes total sense, of course."

"Good."

"So I was thinking, and stop me if I sound crazy, that it should be about these two guys who solve mysteries for people in purgatory."

"What? That sounds-"

"Great, I know. One of them could be an edgy badass who doesn't play by the rules, and the other can be strictly by the book, all he wants to do is get that long overdue promotion."

"I'm not sure I like how much thought you've given this."

"It shows that we're serious. We could have vampires and werewolves-"

"Angels I can just about take, I'm not having any Team Jacob or Team Edward shite."

"Ok, we could have it as a series of isolated stories. The kind where these angels can dish out old
fashioned street justice."

"Remind me why do they have to be angels?"

"They just do."

"No need to get shirty. It was just an honest question, why?"

"That way we can have them travel across space and time. They can go anywhere and anywhen."

"Best idea I've ever heard."