The Locked Room

<h2>A Murdered Judge. A Dark Secret Silenced.</h2><p> </p><p>Rookie reporter James Lalonde is bored. And he isn't a journalist. He's an all-round dogs-body to the chief editor Rhys Kelly.</p><p></p><p>But his luck has finally changed.</p><p></p><p>After eavesdropping in on the morning editorial meeting James learns he has his first-ever story. There's one catch. If the story gets too complicated it will be taken away from him and given to another journalist with more experience.</p><p></p><p>Sure it's a boring interview with resident judge Albert Harrington on the eve of his appointment but it finally gets him out of his six-month slump as an editorial research assistant.</p><p></p><p>He finally has a chance to prove himself.</p><p></p><p>The following day James turns up to his interview with Albert to discover a trail of blood smeared through Albert's house an empty safe the murder weapon on the floor but no body.</p><p></p><p>Detective Anwar Khan turns up at the crime scene puts two and two together and believes James murdered the controversial resident judge.</p><p></p><p>Can James clear his name and write his first-ever story before his editor takes it away from him?</p><p></p><p><em>If you enjoy gripping character-driven mysteries full of secrets betrayals and twists you'll love the first instalment in the Rookie Reporter Amateur Sleuth Mystery series. Start reading The Reporter at the Gate today.</em></p>