{"product_id":"the-silent-appeal-the-appeal","title":"The Silent Appeal (The Appeal)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Hallett writes another tightly wound whodunit told via emails and text messages as in \n\u003ci\u003eThe Appeal \u003c\/i\u003eand deftly adapts her storyline to mimic the style of Christie's play, making this a clever and very entertaining read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanice Hallett is a former magazine editor, award-winning journalist, and government communications writer. She wrote articles and speeches for, among others, the Cabinet Office, Home Office, and Department for International Development. Her enthusiasm for travel has taken her around the world several times, from Madagascar to the Galapagos, Guatemala to Zimbabwe, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. A playwright and screenwriter, she penned the feminist Shakespearean stage comedy \n\u003ci\u003eNetherBard\u003c\/i\u003e and cowrote the feature film \n\u003ci\u003eRetreat. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in London and is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Silent Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e The Killer Question\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e The Christmas Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Twyford Code\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Appeal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Fans familiar with Hallett's quirky epistolary style--the entire story is told via texts, WhatsApp messages, and emails--will know to expect guffaws, surprises, cringe-worthy moments, high drama, and catastrophe... Readers will be just as puzzled as the two lawyers charged with figuring out the truth and bringing the baddies to justice--until all the clues fall into place and the curtain falls on another successful Fairway production.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[A} mystery as clever as any Dame Agatha ever devised. This will delight the author's fans.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom \"modern Agatha Christie\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London) Janice Hallett, a follow-up to her blockbuster debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring the Fairway Players as they put on Agatha Christie's play \u003ci\u003eThe Hollow \u003c\/i\u003eand find themselves embroiled in murder, blackmail, and betrayal once again.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome back to Lower Lockwood. The Fairway Players return with Sarah-Jane and Kevin MacDonald as committee cochairs. This year, they have chosen to stage Agatha Christie's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e. But auditions aren't their only problem: Sarah-Jane's sister, Nicky-Rose, is suddenly back in town under mysterious circumstances, having sold her home in Barbados, left her business providing entertainment on cruise ships, and moved back into their mother Carol's house. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs always, they're short on men, and new Player Fran Elroy-Jones enlists a young married couple and the husband's cousin to join. But no one wants to play the part of the hated Gerda, leaving Kevin and Sarah-Jane with no option but to reach out to an old member they know would be happy to perform in any role. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs with any production, tensions run high, and our intrepid lawyers Femi and Charlotte are tasked with uncovering exactly what happened on the opening night of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e--and whether the correct person has taken the blame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 61 (EAN 9781668083710, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/29\/2026 (EAN 9781668083710, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eHallett, Janice\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanice Hallett is a former magazine editor, award-winning journalist, and government communications writer. 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