The Silent Appeal Signed Edition
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Published:3rd Sep '26
£20.00
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Janice Hallett makes her triumphant return to Lockwood in this much anticipated sequel to her record-breaking bestselling debut The Appeal
* THE HUGELY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE SMASH-HIT BESTSELLER, THE APPEAL * 'A sequel even better than the original' - THE TIMES 'The pinnacle of modern crime writing' - IAN MOORE A New Play. Another Murder. A Town Full of Secrets... It's a new theatrical season in Lower Lockwood, and the amateur thespians of the Fairway Players are starting rehearsals for their production of Agatha Christie's The Hollow. Despite troublesome new arrivals, countless petty squabbles and a gruesome accident with the lighting rig, surely this will be their greatest show to date? But someone is hiding a devastating secret... and they won't make it to opening night. Could it be Sarah-Jane's sister, back in Lockwood after twenty years abroad? New member Lucas, whose shady business dealings may be his downfall? Or is it Issy, out of prison but still up to her old tricks? Lawyers Charlotte and Femi must sift through the evidence to identify the victim and find out why the convicted murderer refuses to speak in their own defence... Will they uncover the truth in time? Will you? 'An absolute joy from cover to cover' - CHRIS BROOKMYRE 'Be prepared to put life on hold' - J.M. HALL 'An absolute triumph' - ROSS MONTGOMERY
The Silent Appeal is that rare thing: a sequel even better than the original * The Times *
Enhanced by Hallett's sly observational humor and sense of the absurd - and how it applies to the deluded, self-regarding and back-stabbing characters she brings so amusingly to life * The New York Times *
Takes Hallett's usual method of a novel by emails, texts, and police reports to a new height in a laugh-out-loud story... This very different format and context gives a zing of pure pleasure * Critic *
Those readers who love puzzling out riddles in Golden Age crime fiction will enjoy the challenge of spotting the clues and discrepancies buried in these documents... A clever novel * Literary Review *
A triumphant headscratcher * Crime Monthly *
So fun, so funny, so twisty, so clever - utterly original and endlessly entertaining, there is nobody like Janice Hallett. Genius -- Andrea Mara, author of NO ONE SAW A THING
Classic Hallett. A superlative mystery, full of surprises and hilarious as always. A worthy sequel to the mighty The Appeal -- Alex Pavesi, author of EIGHT DETECTIVES
An absolute joy from cover to cover... Ingeniously structured and relentlessly compelling. Janice Hallett has pulled off the rarest of feats: a bounteously enjoyable superior sequel to a brilliantly original first novel -- Chris Brookmyre, author of BLACK WIDOW
Layer upon layer of tantalising mystery... Be prepared to put life on hold and for your mind to be completely taken up and taken over -- J.M. Hall, author of A SPOONFUL OF MURDER
This is pure catnip for mystery readers, like the national treasure she is, Janice Hallett has done it again. This is the absolute pinnacle of modern crime writing -- Ian Moore, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTS
An absolute triumph: wickedly clever, laugh-out-loud and utterly ingenious. Hallett is a maestro of devious, dastardly plotting, but what sets her apart is her expert handling of voice... A total pleasure -- Ross Montgomery, author of THE MURDER AT WORLD'S END
Comedy gold. Razor sharp cuts inflicted with gentle wit -- Emma Curtis, author of ONE LITTLE MISTAKE
Hallett perfectly delivers her signature wit and sharp observations of character in her new brilliant novel. I have never read a writer who is so adept at capturing people - their traits, flaws and how they communicate with others. Absolutely stunning -- L.V. Matthews, author of THE TWINS
The mystery is so good that I failed at almost every step. It twists and turns, it made me laugh many times, and gasp at others... Another absolute triumph from one of my all-time favourites -- Chris Frost, author of THE KILLER'S CHRISTMAS LIST
Hallett at her utterly ingenious best... Right from the start I felt like I was part of the eclectic, intriguing, fabulously infuriating cast and actively involved in trying to decipher the cleverly crafted clues about the latest murder in Lower Lockwood. Absorbing, creative, original, I was thoroughly entertained from the beginning until the end -- Louise Minchin, author of ISOLATION ISLAND
ISBN: 9781800817265-S
Dimensions: 238mm x 154mm x 42mm
Weight: 715g
480 pages
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