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The Appeal

The Appeal

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  • Author：Janice Hallett
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Summary

Gripping。 I loved the ambitious and unusual approach' - SOPHIE HANNAH

'This is a case you're about to become obsessed with。 A triumph' - ALEX NORTH

'Intriguing， clever and wholly original。 A rare feat' - ELIZABETH HAYNES

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。

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Reviews

Katie Hazel ，

One word。 Addictive。 The Appeal is addictive。 It’s written in email format， and there is quite a few characters （15 suspects！） - but because it’s written in email format there’s no chapters as such so I just kept continuing - and next thing I knew I was like 100 pages in， within like an hour！！Charlotte and Femi are Law students helping solve a murder mystery。 You often see post it notes as Charlotte analyses the email exchange， and hers and Femi’s text exchanges as they both read through the len One word。 Addictive。 The Appeal is addictive。 It’s written in email format， and there is quite a few characters （15 suspects！） - but because it’s written in email format there’s no chapters as such so I just kept continuing - and next thing I knew I was like 100 pages in， within like an hour！！Charlotte and Femi are Law students helping solve a murder mystery。 You often see post it notes as Charlotte analyses the email exchange， and hers and Femi’s text exchanges as they both read through the lengthy document of emails。Throughout the amateur drama society’s disastrous staging of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and a shady charity appeal， for a two year old girl’s cancer treatment… two secret newcomers， and a tragic death。 。。。more

Marcel Haußmann ，

Eine Stadt voller Geheimnisse， ein Mord und jeder ist Verdächtig。 Hört sich spannend an？ Fand ich auch und deshalb wollte ich unbedingt Mord zwischen den Zeilen lesen:Ein Schicksalsschlag bringt eine englische Dorfgemeinde zusammen: Die kleine Poppy Reswick ist an Krebs erkrankt。 Schnell hat die lokale Theatergruppe «The Fairway Players» 250000 Pfund für die Behandlung zusammen gespendet。 Aber plötzlich ist das Geld weg！ Könnte jemand so abgebrüht sein， von einem kranken Kind zu stehlen？ Die Ant Eine Stadt voller Geheimnisse， ein Mord und jeder ist Verdächtig。 Hört sich spannend an？ Fand ich auch und deshalb wollte ich unbedingt Mord zwischen den Zeilen lesen:Ein Schicksalsschlag bringt eine englische Dorfgemeinde zusammen: Die kleine Poppy Reswick ist an Krebs erkrankt。 Schnell hat die lokale Theatergruppe «The Fairway Players» 250000 Pfund für die Behandlung zusammen gespendet。 Aber plötzlich ist das Geld weg！ Könnte jemand so abgebrüht sein， von einem kranken Kind zu stehlen？ Die Antwort ist: Ja – und er oder sie schreckt nicht vor einem Mord zurück， um die Tat zu vertuschen。 Doch zwischen den Zeilen der E-Mails， die innerhalb der Gruppe hin und her gehen， hat sich jemand verraten und jeder der Beteiligten verfolgt eigene Ziele 。。。Ich muss gestehen ich hatte etwas komplett anderes erwartet， als das was ich bekommen habe。 Die Autorin wählt dabei aber einen sehr ungewöhnlichen Ansatz um ihre Geschichte zu erzählen: Ein Anwalt beauftragt seine zwei Gehilfinnen， Femi und Charlotte， einen Stapel Papiere bestehend aus E-Mails， Dokumenten und Text Nachrichten zu sichten。 Sein Mandant sitzt unschuldig im Gefängnis und er glaubt， dass der wahre Mörder in den Zeilen dieser Papiere zu finden ist。 Die Geschichte wird also in großen Teilen über E-Mails， Chats oder andere Dokumente erzählt。So erfahren wir die Geschichte einer kleinen idyllischen Gemeinde。 Doch je weiter wir in die Story eintauchen， desto mehr wird klar das nicht alles so perfekt und friedlich ist wie es den Anschein hat。 Unter der Oberfläche lauern Gerüchte， Missgunst， Zorn und Obsessionen die sich zu einem tödlichen Cocktail hochkochen。 Insgesamt haben wir hier eine riesigen Cast an Leuten und das war für mich Anfangs ein Problem die Charaktere alle richtig zuordnen zu können。 Das hat es mir am Anfang etwas schwer gemacht。 Aber sobald man in der Geschichte angekommen ist lässt sie einem nicht mehr los。 Ich fand es spannend die Charaktere mal auf eine andere Weise kennenzulernen durch die eigen geschriebenen Dokumente oder eben durch die Augen anderen und deren Blick auf diese Person。 Besonders interessant fand ich die Freundschaft von Izzy zu Sam die zeigt wie ungesund manche Freundschaften sein können。Die Geschichte gleicht einem Puzzle， man bekommt nach und nach alle Teile geliefert muss diese aber auch in die richtige Reihenfolge bringen。 Es ist schwer zu beschreiben aber dieses Konzept hat mich total angezogen。 Ich wollte wissen wie es weiter geht und vor allem wollte ich wissen zu welchem Schluss Femi und Charlotte nach Sichtung der Unterlagen am Ende kommen und ob sich das ganze mit meiner Meinung deckt。 Von Anfang an baut sich die Spannung zwar sehr langsam dafür aber beständig auf bis zum großen Finale。Mord zwischen den Zeilen ist ein ungewöhnliches Buch， das mich durch seinen etwas andere Erzählweise und dem Rätselraten für sich gewinnen konnte。 Dennoch glaube ich auch das nicht unbedingt jeder damit klarkommt。 Für mich hat das ganze Konzept allerdings gut funktioniert da man sich mal abseits der ausgetretenen Krimi Pfade bewegt。4 von 5 Sternen 。。。more

Rachelanne ，

I dont even care what anyone else thinks。 This book is bloody amazing and I wish I hadn't read it so I could go back and read it again ！ And that's about all I have to say。 Amazing！ I dont even care what anyone else thinks。 This book is bloody amazing and I wish I hadn't read it so I could go back and read it again ！ And that's about all I have to say。 Amazing！ 。。。more

Helen Almond ，

A great summer read。 Not too taxing， extremely entertaining， quite funny in parts。 Definitely one for the beach or back garden

Susan ，

3。5* rounded up。。。。。5* for how clever and inventive this book is， and how it kept me tuning the pages。I loved its format， and how it really got me thinking。。。。。。but， for me it lost points on a few things， including subject matter。。。。。I won’t say any more， as that would be spoiling it for those who haven’t read it。

Nika Jelaska ，

I haven’t had this much fun reading a book in a very long time。 For one， it’s a whodunnit that acknowledges that we live in a digital era and uses that to its advantage。 More importantly， the way it’s written puts the reader in the shoes of an investigator。 It’s almost like a video game was made into a book， and I loved it。

Martha Hudson ，

I loved this book！ So clever， intriguing and beautifully done。 A different way to read a story， very compelling the way it is told through messages， emails， notes and correspondence。 Keeps you guessing all the way。 Would definitely recommend for the thriller or mystery lover。

Chloe ，

A gripping tale about a murder in a local community， a charity appeal and a cliquey amateur theatre group。The Appeal follows The Fairway Players amateur dramatic society as they get ready to start their production of 'All My Sons'， when there's a sudden rare cancer diagnosis that rocks the society to the very core and there is a need to fundraise for lifesaving treatment。 What then follows is lies， deciet and obsession as the lives of the Fairway Players intertwine， until someone is found dead a A gripping tale about a murder in a local community， a charity appeal and a cliquey amateur theatre group。The Appeal follows The Fairway Players amateur dramatic society as they get ready to start their production of 'All My Sons'， when there's a sudden rare cancer diagnosis that rocks the society to the very core and there is a need to fundraise for lifesaving treatment。 What then follows is lies， deciet and obsession as the lives of the Fairway Players intertwine， until someone is found dead and a killer lies amongst the group。Whilst I found it fairly easy to deduct who the victim was， it was thoroughly entertaining finding out who the killer was， along with all the other red-herrings and exploring the characters as they develop throughout the novel - who is acting and who is being sincere？The Appeal is unlike any other crime novel that I have read， as it's uniquely written through messages， emails and newspaper articles - it's easily one of the most gripping books I've read this year as I couldn't bear to put the book down。 。。。more

Teresa Coyle ，

Excellent and thought provoking

Jill Nitsche ，

Raced through this one - lots of fun。

Carrie-Anne ，

"Throughout the amateur dramatics society's disastrous staging of All My Sons and the shady charity appeal for a little girl's medical treatment， the murderer hid in plain sight。 Will Charlotte and Femi solve the case？Will you？ 🧐"The Appeal by Janice Hallett was incredible。 I am very chuffed to have stumbled upon this unique and fantastic read。 This is a cleverly written story told mainly in emails， text messages， letters， interview transcripts and reports as you try to find out what has led to "Throughout the amateur dramatics society's disastrous staging of All My Sons and the shady charity appeal for a little girl's medical treatment， the murderer hid in plain sight。 Will Charlotte and Femi solve the case？Will you？ 🧐"The Appeal by Janice Hallett was incredible。 I am very chuffed to have stumbled upon this unique and fantastic read。 This is a cleverly written story told mainly in emails， text messages， letters， interview transcripts and reports as you try to find out what has led to a murder。If you love the game 'Her Story'， like I do， or books that keep surprising you like Agatha Christie's 'Then There Were None'， you will relish the similar investigative need to find out the full story！ This book has you flipping back and forth from start to finish uncovering clues you missed as more and more information becomes available to you。 The characters are all brilliantly written， especially the ones you really don't like！ I love how Janice Hallett used people's different email tones of voice to educate you about their personalities。 The choice of email conversations was also a very clever reminder that a lot can be left unsaid in an email or we can take what is written as truth， without digging a little deeper to find the true meaning of a phrase or a word。 Finally， if you have ever done a bit of acting or event planning some parts will really make you smile。 😉 。。。more

Rachel Bridgeman ，

My thanks to Viper books who sent me the copy of 'The Appeal'， which is out now AND is the Waterstones paperback thriller of the month！ I won it in a competition on Twitter and was so excited to dive into this book， which I would describe as the bastard offspring of 'Ladies Of Letters'， 'The Rutshire Chronicles'， 'The Witness For The Prosecution'， created in Janice Hallett's fevered imagination。it is quite something to redefine the 'whodunnit' genre， another altogether to do the same to the epis My thanks to Viper books who sent me the copy of 'The Appeal'， which is out now AND is the Waterstones paperback thriller of the month！ I won it in a competition on Twitter and was so excited to dive into this book， which I would describe as the bastard offspring of 'Ladies Of Letters'， 'The Rutshire Chronicles'， 'The Witness For The Prosecution'， created in Janice Hallett's fevered imagination。it is quite something to redefine the 'whodunnit' genre， another altogether to do the same to the epistolary novel simultaneously！'The Appeal' works on so many levels it has literally left my head spinning whilst I want to applaud the ingenuity of the plot， the characterisations， the intricate relationships between each person involved in the murder of an unknown individual， whose identity is not revealed until well over the halfway point。From the title itself， which can refer to the appeal made by Roderick Tanner to his junior colleagues to see if they come to the same conclusions as him， the appeal against a possibly erroneous incarceration， or， the appeal to raise vital funds for 2 year old Poppy's fight against brain cancer， all of this cumulates in a delicious ball of appellation to the reader to get involved themselves。Written in the form of transcribed， chronological text messages， emails， Whatsapp （or， Whats Up as it is referred to several times， quite accurately I think！） this represents a timeline in a murder case。 You are unaware of anything regarding Femi and Charlotte， the two individuals tasked with going through the evidence with fresh eyes。You are not told who is murdered。You are not told who has been imprisoned for the murder。You are not told who is in the frame， the reasons why， and if the appeal is coming from the defence or prosecution side of the case。And so， it begins。。。What looks like， to the untrained eye， to be a spate of fairly incongruous communications between a village with a strict hierarchical order organising their am-dram production of Arthur Miller's 'All My Sons'， descends into allegations of fraud， embezzlement， character assassination and the pursuit of the truth。 The further you read， the more your mind starts creating pictures of the kind of people these villagers are， there are some truly hilarious moments （I am thinking of the Yogathon in particular） which balance out the truly despicable notion that someone is trying to undermine a charity fundraiser for a sick 2 year old girl。The girl in question， Poppy， is the daughter of the owners of 'The Grange;， basically the all but landed gentry seat of the village where there are several dynastic cross overs。 On one hand are the Reswicks， Poppy's family the Haywards， and on the other， the MacDonalds and the Dearings。The Fairway Players， the local drama group， fresh from their success with 'Blithe Spirit'， decide that 'All My Sons'  will be a charity fundraiser for the 'A Cure For Poppy' appeal。 However， a recently returned nurse from Africa， has concerns around the experimental treatment that is being proposed for Poppy。This nurse， Sam and her husband Kel， are brought into the Fairway Players by Issy， a fellow nurse in the 'Jelly Antics' （geriatrics） ward of the local hospital。 From Issy's emails， it appears she and Sam have made firm friends and that Issy is a lonely woman who clings to Sam and feels she stands taller when she is around。What is so interesting is that Sam is one of a small number of characters whose 'voices' are not heard directly-your impression of them is formed by reading the way she is perceived by the members of the community。As you， Femi and Charlotte dig deeper， will you work out who the victim is before they are revealed？Is it one of the wealthy owners of The Grange who may harbour dark secrets behind their grand facade？ Could it be neurotic Issy who has found out something she shouldn't have？ Is it Sam， or Kel， who have not been clear about their reasons for leaving Africa？ Or is it the dr who is pioneering the fund raising drive and this U。S based experimental drug？I worked out who was the victim， who was incarcerated， was on the right（ish） track for the killer （or killers， I'm not saying！） but the ending came as a pretty big shocker， in spite of all that。A wonderfully engaging read which I found next to impossible to stop once I had started， I recommend this novel unreservedly！ 。。。more

Kate （infinitelynovel） ，

This was sooo clever！ I loved the quirky nature of this novel—a murder mystery told through documents such as emails， text messages， etc。 A book I’ll be thinking about for a long while to come。

Sarah Goodman ，

Quirky crime thriller recounted in the form of emails and texts etc。 Loved the setting that revolves around an amateur dramatics group which perfectly captures the wannabes and hours of practice to make it all happen。 Just lost the thread about 60% through and as book group was postponed didnt finish。

Kim Phipps ，

I really loved this novel。 Although it's essentially a traditional whodunit， it was written in such a clever and unique way。 Through the medium of emails， texts， articles etc， the reader is guided to a conclusion about who murdered Sam Greenwood。 They are furnished with theories and suspects galore and are tasked with finding the clues that point to the murderer。Despite there being no descriptive prose in this novel， the author still managed decent characterisation and the reader ended up with v I really loved this novel。 Although it's essentially a traditional whodunit， it was written in such a clever and unique way。 Through the medium of emails， texts， articles etc， the reader is guided to a conclusion about who murdered Sam Greenwood。 They are furnished with theories and suspects galore and are tasked with finding the clues that point to the murderer。Despite there being no descriptive prose in this novel， the author still managed decent characterisation and the reader ended up with very carefully constructed opinions of each character。 Overall， 5 stars from me。 。。。more

Charlotte Pawson ，

An unusual style This book is set out in a most unusual modern format。 An Appeal is to be made on behalf of a person convicted of murder。 The answer to the murder and development of the story is told in documents of the trial using emails and texts sent between the main characters。 This is the first book l have read using this format and it can be a little difficult keeping up with which character was emailing who。 You only get a sense about each character through the writing of others and how t An unusual style This book is set out in a most unusual modern format。 An Appeal is to be made on behalf of a person convicted of murder。 The answer to the murder and development of the story is told in documents of the trial using emails and texts sent between the main characters。 This is the first book l have read using this format and it can be a little difficult keeping up with which character was emailing who。 You only get a sense about each character through the writing of others and how they perceive them。 There are plenty of red herrings and it keeps you on your toes till the last page。 。。。more

adventuresinabookshop Jo R ，

It took me a while to get used to the writing style as the entire book is transcripts of emails， text messages and other messages， but once I had I couldn’t put it down。This was the most engrossed I’d been in a book in ages。 Although there were some sections which didn’t flow quite as well as others （the legal students’ messages just didn’t feel very authentic to me）， the story as a whole was gripping， and kept me guessing。 I didn’t want to put it down， and when I had to I was thinking about wha It took me a while to get used to the writing style as the entire book is transcripts of emails， text messages and other messages， but once I had I couldn’t put it down。This was the most engrossed I’d been in a book in ages。 Although there were some sections which didn’t flow quite as well as others （the legal students’ messages just didn’t feel very authentic to me）， the story as a whole was gripping， and kept me guessing。 I didn’t want to put it down， and when I had to I was thinking about what was going to happen next。I don’t read a huge amount of crime， but this is exactly what I like when I do。 Would be particularly good for fans of cosy crime such as the Thursday Murder Club。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

Once you get your head around the huge cast of characters （it helps to keep a note of who's who） and the unusual format - mostly emails and messaging， it swiftly becomes an unputdownable read。 I thoroughly enjoyed it。 I loved trying to work out the puzzle as I read。 I guessed some bits but not the whole thing and the conclusion was satisfying。 It was clever without being convoluted。 Once you get your head around the huge cast of characters （it helps to keep a note of who's who） and the unusual format - mostly emails and messaging， it swiftly becomes an unputdownable read。 I thoroughly enjoyed it。 I loved trying to work out the puzzle as I read。 I guessed some bits but not the whole thing and the conclusion was satisfying。 It was clever without being convoluted。 。。。more

Bex - _tattooed_bookworm_ ，

9。5/10This is one of Waterstones' book of the month， and no wonder why。 An amazing crime thriller but in a slightly different way。 The book is composed of correspondence across mediums from the suspects， it's incredibly clever。 Loved it， managed to binge most of it today， I loved trying to figure out 'whodunnit'。 Reading through reminded me of doing Forensic Linguistics at uni， but when reading I didn't feel there was always a clear difference in the way different people wrote but that might be 9。5/10This is one of Waterstones' book of the month， and no wonder why。 An amazing crime thriller but in a slightly different way。 The book is composed of correspondence across mediums from the suspects， it's incredibly clever。 Loved it， managed to binge most of it today， I loved trying to figure out 'whodunnit'。 Reading through reminded me of doing Forensic Linguistics at uni， but when reading I didn't feel there was always a clear difference in the way different people wrote but that might be me having to read it again。Honestly an amazing read and would definitely recommend！ 。。。more

Carey Combe ，

Clever and amazingly easy to get a sense of the characters。 Bit boring by the end。

Carmi Heyman ，

Loved it。 Very unique！ Hoping this author will write more。

Ellen ，

Interesting format but didn’t hide pedestrian plot。

Lydia Hephzibah ，

One of the best books I've read all year。 So unique and gripping。 It's over 450 pages but I only took one break for lunch and was eager to get back to it！ One of the best books I've read all year。 So unique and gripping。 It's over 450 pages but I only took one break for lunch and was eager to get back to it！ 。。。more

4cats ，

Perfect summer read， I sat and read this in a day。 It's epistolary style with the plot shown through emails and texts， there has been a murder and someone is in jail but their barrister thinks they are innocent。 He asks to law students to review the case and draw conclusions。 Because there are no chapter breaks， the format draws you in so you just keep reading。 At first I found the number of characters confusing but eventually got used to their voices。 Perfect summer read， I sat and read this in a day。 It's epistolary style with the plot shown through emails and texts， there has been a murder and someone is in jail but their barrister thinks they are innocent。 He asks to law students to review the case and draw conclusions。 Because there are no chapter breaks， the format draws you in so you just keep reading。 At first I found the number of characters confusing but eventually got used to their voices。 。。。more

Paul ，

Finished it in 24 hours。 A very enjoyable and entertaining read。

mrs s e price ，

So different！Could actually do my own but of detecting！！ Will be recommending。 Wasn't to sure of the style to start with， particularly as a large cast to remember， but loved it So different！Could actually do my own but of detecting！！ Will be recommending。 Wasn't to sure of the style to start with， particularly as a large cast to remember， but loved it 。。。more

Cherry ，

“These are the people you have to see in private practice: the epitome of white entitlement。 They think the earth should stop turning for their child to be cured。 It doesn’t occur to them no one else is as committed to their family as they are。”In the small town of Lockwood， a tragedy has a occurred when someone was murdered and someone else was falsely imprisoned for it。 The catch is， you don’t know who was murdered， who was falsely imprisoned， or who was the real killer。 Femi and Charlotte “These are the people you have to see in private practice: the epitome of white entitlement。 They think the earth should stop turning for their child to be cured。 It doesn’t occur to them no one else is as committed to their family as they are。”In the small town of Lockwood， a tragedy has a occurred when someone was murdered and someone else was falsely imprisoned for it。 The catch is， you don’t know who was murdered， who was falsely imprisoned， or who was the real killer。 Femi and Charlotte are tasked with going through every single piece of evidence in the case to find who amongst the people involved in the Fairway Players was involved and who was really innocent all along。I bought The Appeal when it was on sale and completely forgot about it until needing to fill in the blanks for 2021’s A-Z reading challenge。 I needed an A so settled on this。 I’m so glad I did。 This unique murder mystery is told solely through emails and text messages written between all the suspects in the murder case so the law students can scour through it to see if they can figure out who really committed the murder and why。It took me a little while to get into， I think due to the format of the book as it’s quite unstructured and wholly unique to regular novels so I think it threw me a little bit when I first started reading it but I’m so glad that I stuck with it as the book is genius。 That said I can completely understand why some couldn’t get into it or didn’t like it。 I definitely won’t be everyone’s cup of tea。Janice Hallett did an amazing job of creating in-depth characters and I couldn’t stand almost any of them。 She’s got to be a good writer to make me dislike such a wide variety of characters for so many different reasons！ Especially Issy。 My god。 Issy has got to be one of the most irritating book characters I’ve read in a long time。 If reading The Appeal has taught me anything， its that I’m not as good an amateur sleuth than I thought I was as my predictions were way off the mark。 。。。more

Helen Lewis ，

Really enjoyed this book。 So inventive and clever。 Such an original concept。

Melisa Broadbent ，

I absolutely loved this book and the concept of how it was written。The whole story is told through a series of emails， texts and letters that have been gathered in evidence from a murder investigation。 As the reader， you are unaware of just who has been murdered and who has been convicted of the crime。The follow the investigation through 2 law students， Femi and Charlotte who have been asked by a partner of the legal firm that was involved with the investigation。 The main QC， Roderick Tanner is I absolutely loved this book and the concept of how it was written。The whole story is told through a series of emails， texts and letters that have been gathered in evidence from a murder investigation。 As the reader， you are unaware of just who has been murdered and who has been convicted of the crime。The follow the investigation through 2 law students， Femi and Charlotte who have been asked by a partner of the legal firm that was involved with the investigation。 The main QC， Roderick Tanner is convinced the wrong person has been convicted and would like a fresh set of eyes to look over the documents and form their own opinions for the appeal。We follow the emails from residents of a small tight knit community who are in the middle of rehearsals for their annual play whilst also dealing with heart breaking news that the young granddaughter of the village patriarch Martin Hayward， has cancer and needs expensive and experimental drugs to survive。As we delve further into the story， we discover that not everything appears to be as what it seems especially when we learn that some of the charity fundraising money has gone missing…。I was hooked from page 1 and loved how we just have the emails from people to try and investigate what has really happened。 We learn a lot about some of the characters and what a array of characters there are！ We learn a lot about the behaviours of people from their emails and wow， the author has done a brilliant job in making us question everything！It is hard to say too much without giving away the plot so I will just say， read this book and try and solve the mystery yourself！Absolutely brilliant – I can’t recommend enough！ 。。。more

Angela Groves ，

I felt like I could not put this down， it physically pained me to do so。 It's very rare to come across a truly addictive read， but this is one。 Set out in the form of texts， emails and police reports， you follow the series of events， trying to work out what is happening， who has done what， what is real and what are lies。 It's a gossips dream， a cosy crime whodunit with layer upon layer of mystery。 You'll change your mind on the killer， the victim， the motives a dozen times and you'll still be wr I felt like I could not put this down， it physically pained me to do so。 It's very rare to come across a truly addictive read， but this is one。 Set out in the form of texts， emails and police reports， you follow the series of events， trying to work out what is happening， who has done what， what is real and what are lies。 It's a gossips dream， a cosy crime whodunit with layer upon layer of mystery。 You'll change your mind on the killer， the victim， the motives a dozen times and you'll still be wrong。 An astonishingly clever book。 。。。more

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