Suspicion

Someone has taken Excalibur from the local museum, and a killer is at large. Reporter James is determined to get to the truth. Trouble is nothing new to him, but this time his own life is on the line.

James edits a small newspaper, a job he finds dull and uninspiring. That changes one night when he comes home to find Valentine, his partner of many years and a fellow journalist, gone. The next morning, he cannot reassign her story to anyone else. To fill the gap she leaves in the paper and keep his position, he decides to cover the museum's newest acquisition himself: Excalibur. He has not anticipated what he finds. The sword is missing, and a body lies at the scene.

As James digs deeper, he uncovers a knotted web of betrayal, kidnapping and murder. His inquiries have drawn the attention of people who would prefer that the truth stay buried, and the fallout could be severe.

Readers who enjoy mysteries built on secrecy, reversals and unexpected turns will want to start here. This is the first instalment in the James Lalonde Amateur Sleuth Mystery series. This edition is a revised version of the novella Missing, which was published previously.