The Appeal: The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month

By: Janice Hallett

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Synopsis: *** THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH ***'This dazzlingly clever cosy crime novel completely trumps Richard Osman. A modern Agatha Christie' - SUNDAY TIMES'This is a case you're about to become obsessed with. A triumph' - ALEX NORTH'Very different but very satisfying. I thoroughly recommend The Appeal' - ELLY GRIFFITHS'Gripping. I loved the ambitious and unusual approach' - SOPHIE HANNAH________________________________________In a town full of secrets...Someone was murdered.Someone went to prison.And everyone's a suspect.Can you uncover the truth?Dear Reader - enclosed are all the documents you need to solve a case. It starts with the arrival of two mysterious newcomers to the small town of Lockwood, and ends with a tragic death.Someone has already been convicted of this brutal murder and is currently in prison, but we suspect they are innocent. What's more, we believe far darker secrets have yet to be revealed.Throughout the Fairway Players' staging of All My Sons and the charity appeal for little Poppy Reswick's life-saving medical treatment, the murderer hid in plain sight. Yet we believe they gave themselves away. In writing. The evidence is all here, between the lines, waiting to be discovered.Will you accept the challenge? Can you uncover the truth?The standout debut thriller of 2021 that delivers multiple brilliant twists, and will change the way you think about the modern crime novel.