The Christmas Appeal

A delightful festive murder mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Appeal, in which the characters return for panto season - and a murder.

• THE SMASH-HIT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2023 * ''A great deal of festive fun'' - GUARDIAN ''Sharp, witty and suspenseful'' - SUNDAY EXPRESS One dead Santa. A town full of suspects. Will you discover the truth? Christmas in Lower Lockwood, and the Fairway Players are busy rehearsing their festive pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk , to raise money for the church roof appeal. But despite the season, goodwill is distinctly lacking amongst the amateur dramatics enthusiasts. Sarah-Jane is fending off threats to her new position as Chair, the fibreglass beanstalk might be full of asbestos, and a someone is intent on ruining the panto even before the curtain goes up. Of course there''s also the matter of the dead body. Who could possibly have had the victim on their naughty list? Join lawyers Femi and Charlotte as they read the round robins, examine the emails and pore over the police transcripts. Will the show go on? ''A perfect stocking filler'' - INDIA KNIGHT ''Hallett is as good as ever'' - OBSERVER

Auteur
Janice Hallett studied English at UCL, and spent several years as a magazine editor, winning two awards for journalism. After gaining an MA in Screenwriting at Royal Holloway, she co-wrote the feature film Retreat. The Appeal is inspired by her lifelong interest in amateur dramatics. Her second novel, The Twyford Code, will be published by Viper in 2022. When not indulging her passion for global adventure travel, she is based in West London.

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FROM THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR

• THE SMASH-HIT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *
• AN INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER *
• A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2023 *

'*A Christmas treat' - *OBSERVER
'A great deal of festive fun' - GUARDIAN
'Sharp, witty and suspenseful' - SUNDAY EXPRESS

One dead Santa. A town full of suspects. Will you discover the truth?

Christmas in Lower Lockwood, and the Fairway Players are busy rehearsing their festive pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk. But there's not much good will among the amateur dramatics enthusiasts. Sarah-Jane is fending off threats to her new position as Chair, the beanstalk might be full of asbestos, and someone is trying to ruin the panto before the curtain even goes up.

Plus, there's the small matter of the dead Santa. Who had the victim on their naughty list? Read the round robins, examine the emails and pore over the police transcripts to discover the truth. Will the show go on?

'A perfect stocking filler' - INDIA KNIGHT
'Hallett is as good as ever' - OBSERVER