{"product_id":"the-candidate","title":"The Candidate - A Rookie Reporter Novella (Rookie Reporter Amateur Sleuth Mysteries, Book 1)","description":"\u003ch4\u003eA Murdered Judge. A Dark Secret Silenced.\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRookie reporter James Lalonde is bored. And he isn’t a journalist. He’s an all-round dogs-body to editor-in-chief Rhys Kelly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut his luck has finally changed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSure, it’s a boring interview with the soon-to-be sworn-in magistrate, Albert Harrington, but it finally gets him out of his six-month slump as an editorial research assistant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe finally has a chance to prove himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective Anwar Khan turns up at the crime scene, puts two and two together, and believes James murdered the controversial magistrate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan James clear his name and write his first-ever story before his editor takes it away from him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eIf you love gripping whodunnits featuring an intriguing cast of characters with secrets to hide, then you’ll love the first instalment in the Rookie Reporter Mystery series.\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Le Villain Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44828923232560,"sku":"9781916348363","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781916348363.jpg?v=1728925014","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-candidate","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}