The Appeal

This dazzlingly clever cosy crime novel in emails completely trumps Richard Osman... Hallett uses the epistolatory form to superb effect in this terrific debut * Sunday Times * [A] daring debut... Hallett will soon have you laughing out loud... The Appeal is clever and funny * The Times * Very gripping. I loved the ambitious and unusual approach -- Sophie Hannah, bestselling author of <i>Haven't They Grown</i> If you're looking for a crime novel that is very different but very satisfying I thoroughly recommend The Appeal by Janice Hallett. I loved it -- Elly Griffiths, bestselling author of <i>The Postscript Murders</i> If you're looking for something insanely gripping to take to the sofa with, then run to The Appeal by Janice Hallett. It's a brilliantly fresh, ingenious and original whodunnit that is heading to the top of the bestseller chart if there's any justice. So, so good -- India Knight, <i>author of In Your Prime</i> The Appeal 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're about to become obsessed with. A real triumph -- Alex North, bestselling author of <i>The Whisper Man</i> Takes the whodunnit to a whole new level. Intriguing, clever and above all, wholly original. A rare feat indeed, and to be savoured -- Elizabeth Haynes, bestselling author of <i>Into the Darkest Corner</i> One of the most enjoyable books I've read all year. Extremely addictive, it will reel you in, one piece of evidence at a time. Ingenious and highly original -- Alex Pavesi, author of <i>Eight Detectives</i> Fiendishly clever, highly original and totally gripping -- Cass Green, bestselling author of <i>In a Cottage in a Wood</i> Sly, funny, perfectly observed and clever. A superior and sophisticated Midsomer Murders packed with delicious red herrings -- Kate Griffin, author of <i>Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders</i> What a book. It has galvanised me to do better! Exceptional -- Matt Wesolowski, author of <i>Six Stories</i> Fresh, funny and impossible to put down. The Appeal is about an amateur dramatics group and an appeal to raise funds for a sick child and it's brilliant -- Mark Edwards, bestselling author of <i>The House Guest</i> Brilliantly crafted, The Appeal 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! -- Lisa Hall, author of <i>The Party</i> What a cracking book. Fresh, original and very clever -- Mel Sherratt, author of <i>Taunting the Dead</i> Brilliantly original, inventive and clever. I loved this book and you will too -- Phoebe Morgan, author of <i>The Doll House</i> Ingenious and page-turning traditional crime given an original twist... like a modernised Agatha Christie -- Maxim Jakubowski, <i>Crime Time</i> Highly original with characters that leap off the page. An addictive read -- Michelle Frances, author of <i>The Girlfriend</i> I loved this - it's utterly compulsive and unlike anything I've read in a while. It is such a cliche to say it, but I genuinely could NOT put it down. Bravo -- Katie Lowe, author of <i>The Furies</i> A very clever novel that puts you in the place of an investigator. A hugely enjoyable challenge and a most original book -- Jane Lythell, author of <i>The Lie of You</i> A totally original take on a thriller - intriguing and dark but with a dash of humour - I raced through it -- Catherine Cooper, author of <i>The Chalet</i> 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't be able to stop -- Rachel Elliot, author of <i>Whispers Through a Megaphone</i> 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 -- Louise Mullins, author of <i>I Know You</i> What a book. Right up there with the best I've read this year. Great characters, smart structure, and kept me guessing all the way to the end -- Dan Malakin, author of <i>The Regret</i> A brilliant hybrid of Agatha Christie and Silk -- Guy Morpuss QC