The Appeal
Janice Hallett
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Beschreibung
THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR
WINNER OF THE 2022 CWA JOHN CREASEY NEW BLOOD DAGGER
ONE MURDER. FIFTEEN SUSPECTS. CAN YOU UNCOVER THE TRUTH?
There is a mystery to solve in the sleepy town of Lower Lockwood. It starts with the arrival of two secretive newcomers, and ends with a tragic death. Roderick Tanner QC has assigned law students Charlotte and Femi to the case. Someone has already been sent to prison for murder, but he suspects that they are innocent. And that far darker secrets have yet to be revealed...
Throughout the amateur dramatics society's disastrous staging of All My Sons and the shady charity appeal for a little girl's medical treatment, the murderer hid in plain sight. The evidence is all there, waiting to be found. But will Charlotte and Femi solve the case? Will you?
'Agatha Christie for the 21st century' THE TIMES
'Witty, clever and completely addictive' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Gripping, ambitious and unusual' SOPHIE HANNAH
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<b>An utterly compelling whodunnit putting the reader at the centre of the action. A must read for thriller fans. A blistering, page-turner of a debut</b>
<b><i>The Appeal</i> grips from the start, expertly stage-managing emails and messages to create an intriguing mystery with a cast of vivid, memorable characters. Original, clever, devious - and never less than utterly compelling - this is a case you'
<b>This debut mystery from British author Hallett is a kick: a whodunit epistolary novel</b> <b> in which a pair of young lawyers sort through a mountain of emails, messages and letters to try to sort out a mysterious death in an amateur theatrical troupe</b>
<b>If you're looking for something insanely gripping to take to the sofa with, then run to <i>The Appeal</i> by Janice Hallett. It's a brilliantly fresh, ingenious and original whodunnit that is heading to the top of the bestseller chart if there'
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<p><b>I couldn't put it down. [Hallett'
<b>Witty, clever and completely addictive</b>
<b>Brilliantly original, inventive and clever. I loved this book and you will too</b>
<b>Fantastic. Gives you that deliciously satisfying feeling of reading other people'
<b>Will have you reading between the lines to discover whose hands are covered in blood</b>
<b>Ingenious and page-turning traditional crime given an original twist... like a modernised Agatha Christie</b>
<b>Brilliantly crafted, <i>The Appeal </i>is a refreshingly different take on the modern crime novel. Full of suspicion and secrets, I raced my way to the end - and what an ending!</b>
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<b>A wonderfully revealing portrait of how we communicate - what we hide and show of ourselves. It's sharp, funny, a brilliant game, and once you start playing you won'
<b>The whole thing is a delight</b> <b>... Teasing out the mystery in the madness is nearly as fun as searching for the solution</b>
<b>What a book. Right up there with the best I'
<b>This witty thriller is giving Richard Osmond's <i>Thursday Murder Club</i> a run for its money in the cosy crime stakes, as it continues to charm readers. Hallett'
<b>[A] daring debut... Hallett will soon have you laughing out loud... <i>The Appeal </i>is clever and funny</b>
<b>This ingeniously conceived whodunnit encourages the reader to turn detective in a murder case set against the backdrop of an amateur dramatic club. Brain-twistingly clever</b>
<b>A breath of fresh air in the thriller market. Cleverly constructed - because it is not only about what is being said, but also about what is not being said - it is peopled with characters who are both believable and relatable, including a murderer hidden in plain sight. A literary triumph</b>
<b>Takes the whodunnit to a whole new level. Intriguing, clever and above all, wholly original. A rare feat indeed, and to be savoured</b>
<p><b>What a cracking book. Fresh, original and very clever<br></b></p>
<b>Sly, funny, perfectly observed and clever. A superior and sophisticated <i>Midsomer Murders </i>packed with delicious red herrings</b>
<p><b>Wholly original, constructed as delicately as a spiderweb, and as heartfelt as it is intelligent, I could not stop reading <i>The Appeal</i></b></p>
<b>Great fun if you'
<b>One of the most enjoyable books I'
<b>A very clever novel that puts you in the place of an investigator. A hugely enjoyable challenge and a most original book</b>
<b>Very gripping. I loved the ambitious and unusual approach</b>
<b>I loved this - it's utterly compulsive and unlike anything I'
<b>What a book. It has galvanised me to do better! Exceptional</b>
<b>Agatha Christie for the 21st century. A dazzlingly clever murder mystery, told via emails, about sinister goings-on in an amateur dramatics group</b>
<b>Highly original with characters that leap off the page. An addictive read</b>
<b> Fresh, funny and impossible to put down. <i>The Appeal</i> is about an amateur dramatics group and an appeal to raise funds for a sick child and it'
<b>Highly original... for a first novel it is a tour de force</b>
<b>A totally original take on a thriller - intriguing and dark but with a dash of humour - I raced through it</b>
<b>Fiendishly clever, highly original and totally gripping</b>
<b>This dazzlingly clever cosy crime novel in emails completely trumps Richard Osman... Hallett uses the epistolatory form to superb effect in this terrific debut</b>
<b>A brilliant hybrid of Agatha Christie and <i>Silk</i></b>
<b>Delivering this old-school murder mystery by email is very clever, but Hallett's true genius is that she exposes the hypocrisies of 'genteel'
<b>So cleverly written. I felt like I was a trainee lawyer sifting through evidence and trying to discover the culprit. It was exciting, fresh, and forces the reader to be an active investigator. I loved it</b>
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