The Locked Room
  • Published: 5 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781761351068
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $19.99
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The Locked Room

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The clock is ticking . . .

Andy and three other kids wake up in a locked room.

The room has no windows, but it has a locked door, with a countdown clock above it.

They have less than an hour to figure out how to get out of this room. But when they do . . .?
There’s another locked room, and more locked doors. And they can’t go back.

High concept, high stakes, high emotions – this story packs a punch and you won’t be able to put it down.
‘It feels like a video game wrapped in an escape room inside a book.’ TRISTAN BANCKS, author of Scar Town
  • Published: 5 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781761351068
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $19.99
Categories:

About the author

Adam Cece

Adam Cece is an award-winning author of children’s books, including Wesley Booth Super Sleuth, Twin Spin and the hilarious Huggabie Falls series, which has been published worldwide. He is passionate about inspiring people, young and old, to read and write. He is a South Australian Premier’s Reading Challenge Ambassador, mentor, workshop facilitator and manuscript assessor, and visits schools and libraries delivering fun, interactive talks focused on being an author, the craft of writing, getting published, solving mysteries, and how to write a cracking shopping list.
You can follow Adam on Twitter and Instagram @ceceadam on Facebook @adamceceauthor or find him online at www.adamcece.com.

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Praise for The Locked Room

Keeps you guessing till the very end. Lock this in as your next nailbiter!

Adrian Beck, author of VILLAIN

There’s no escaping this page-turner. Once you’re in, you’re in – all the way to the end.

Mike Lucas, author of WHAT WE ALL SAW

A mystery inside a maze of puzzles, the fast-paced tension starts in Chapter 1 and doesn't let up!

Amy Doak, author of ELEANOR JONES IS NOT A MURDERER
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