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The Rookie
- A Young Culverhouse Prequel Novella
- Narrated by: Adrian James
- Series: Knight & Culverhouse, Book 0.5
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories
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Set up for a fall by his new boss, the only way he can save himself is to solve the crime alone - without the help of his colleagues. And it could end his career before it's even started.
The Rookie is a prequel novella to the Knight & Culverhouse crime series.