The Killer Question

Another brilliant, literary puzzler from Janice Hallett. Through text threads and emails and pub quiz results she manages to create a fully-formed world, one with dark twists and reversals, but also one that brims with her signature wit, along with just the right amount of genuine pathos. Her best book yet -- Peter Swanson, author of THE KIND WORTH KILLING
Brilliantly twisted, laugh-out-loud hilarious and devilishly addictive. I loved every line of it -- Louise Candlish, author of OUR HOUSE
The modern Queen of crime does it again. A wonderful ride through deception, greed and quizzing -- Ian Moore, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTS
I found myself devouring a hundred pages at a time... Like with any good pub quiz I was challenged, energised, baffled, puzzled - and hooked -- J.M. Hall, author of A SPOONFUL OF MURDER
Twisty, tricksy and truly captivating. With its trademark Hallett characters and communities - quirky but somehow completely recognisable - and plot twists that just keep coming, The Killer Question kept me turning the pages all night long. I couldn't put it down -- Katy Watson, author of THE THREE DAHLIAS
Brimming with heart, humour and human foibles, all wrapped up in a deadly whodunnit. This is Hallett at her very, very best -- Jonathan Whitelaw, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES
Once again, Janice Hallett has delivered a stand out, original thriller... Perfectly combining a dark and sinister mystery with sharp observation of character, Hallett wraps it beautifully with her signature wry sense of humour. I was glued to this book from start to finish - a pub quiz has never been so sly. Marks 10/10 -- L.V. Matthews, author of THE TWINS
A drop everything and cancel your plans book that will have you racing through the pages and guessing until the very end. There's no need to phone a friend to figure out why Janice Hallett has so many fans. What a brilliant read -- Victoria Selman, author of TRULY, DARKLY, DEEPLY
Sharp, clever, unusual and twisty -- Louise Swanson, author of END OF STORY
Ferociously clever and deeply relatable, the plot is precision-tooled and coated in trademark Hallett ironies and observations. As always, it's the spaces between the words that makes the difference; the pressure Janice puts on these is her great contribution to literature -- Oskar Jensen, author of HELLE AND DEATH
Another triumph from Janice Hallett. A brilliantly worked puzzle where the final pieces only click into place in the last few pages. Throughly satisfying, clever and tricky -- Guy Morpuss, author of A TRIAL IN THREE ACTS
A cocktail of fun and mystery that will keep readers turning the pages to the end. With twists a-plenty and an eclectic cast of characters, this is one pub quiz you won't want to miss -- Rachel Louise Driscoll, author of NEPHTHYS
Gripping, whip-smart and compelling as ever, and made me snort-laugh at least once a page -- Adam Simcox, author of THE DYING SQUAD
Janice's best book yet! Comedically sinister and definitely worthy of a Netflix production -- Joy Kluver, author of LAST SEEN