Description
The instant Sunday Times Top 10 paperback bestseller, selling 20,000 copies in first 10 days
About the Author
Janice Hallett studied English at UCL, and spent several years as a magazine editor, winning two awards for journalism. Her debut novel, The Appeal, was a Sunday Times bestseller, the Sunday Times 2021 crime book of the year, and shortlisted for the Waterstones book of the year. Janice lives in West London.
Reviews
Even better [than The Appeal]... This fiendishly clever book manages to be both tricksy and surprisingly moving * Guardian *
Hallett swoops in with a bravura final section that sheds new light on everything you've read before and will leave you amazed at her ingenuity. It's all right there in the code * New York Times *
Hallett has aced it... Every page is a joy, with laugh-out-loud moments... The startling final reveal crowns Hallett as the queen of unreliable narrators * Sunday Times *
A tour de force - a genuinely complex puzzle with real clues to be solved... A mind-bending, heartwarming mystery that is not to be missed * Observer *
A big-hearted, ingeniously constructed mystery... A book that will engage your emotions as much as your wits * Sunday Express *
A "cancelled" book is at the heart of Hallett's much-acclaimed, complex novel. Elegant, puzzling metafictional writing that pleasurably tasks readers with extricating the truth * Financial Times *
A thoroughly unusual thriller * Daily Mail *
I came for the acrostics and stayed for the rich characterisation and sly humour * Telegraph *
A brilliantly clever, deceptive mystery with a unique twist * Heat *
If you love a puzzle, you'll enjoy this novel packed full of mystery and intrigue. Perfect for Richard Osman and SJ Bennett fans * Yours *
Ingenious * Good Housekeeping *
Hallett is a deft storyteller, and her latest combines humor and pathos... will keep readers in suspense until the final page * Washington Post *
Such a clever whodunnit, and she's an absolute master of what she does -- Richard Coles, author of MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG
Enid Blyton meets Agatha Christie with a cracking twist. Witty and wonderful -- Marion Todd
A wonderful book, clever and surprisingly compassionate, constantly wrong-footing the reader on its way to an ingenious and wholly satisfying final reveal -- Brian McGilloway
Awards
Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2023 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781788165334
Author Janice Hallett
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Viper
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 320g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 28mm