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A review by wordy_witterings
The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett
4.0
It’s November 1st, I’ve seen both Mariah Carey and Michael Buble on television adverts, and I’ve got my Christmas cake in the oven – it’s (un)officially the day when we get to start thinking about Christmas.
My first Christmas present to myself has been unwrapping the latest novel by Janice Hallett, author of ‘The Appeal’, ‘The Twyford Code’ and ‘The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels’. In this latest novel, the Queen of the Epistolary Mystery has brought us back to the small town of Lockwood, where the Fairway Players are once again putting on a play: Jack and the Beanstalk, complete with a show-stopping centrepiece for added drama.
Hallett’s dark humour shines through as we see the hapless bunch once again muddling through a play that will only ever end in disaster. Following on from the shady exploits of some of the Fairway Players in ‘The Appeal, their management has been reshuffled and new members of the group have been recruited – unfortunately, all the back-stabbing, prejudices and inflated egos are as present as ever.
At just 224 pages, it won’t take you long to get through the round robins, emails and police transcripts that make up this novella, but I assure you that it is just as twisty and clever as Hallett’s previous full-length titles. A thoroughly enjoyable read, ‘A Christmas Appeal’ will make a perfect stocking filler for anyone who’d enjoy a quick mystery after their Christmas dinner.
Thank you to NetGalley UK, Janice Hallett and Profile Books Ltd for this ARC in return for my honest review.
My first Christmas present to myself has been unwrapping the latest novel by Janice Hallett, author of ‘The Appeal’, ‘The Twyford Code’ and ‘The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels’. In this latest novel, the Queen of the Epistolary Mystery has brought us back to the small town of Lockwood, where the Fairway Players are once again putting on a play: Jack and the Beanstalk, complete with a show-stopping centrepiece for added drama.
Hallett’s dark humour shines through as we see the hapless bunch once again muddling through a play that will only ever end in disaster. Following on from the shady exploits of some of the Fairway Players in ‘The Appeal, their management has been reshuffled and new members of the group have been recruited – unfortunately, all the back-stabbing, prejudices and inflated egos are as present as ever.
At just 224 pages, it won’t take you long to get through the round robins, emails and police transcripts that make up this novella, but I assure you that it is just as twisty and clever as Hallett’s previous full-length titles. A thoroughly enjoyable read, ‘A Christmas Appeal’ will make a perfect stocking filler for anyone who’d enjoy a quick mystery after their Christmas dinner.
Thank you to NetGalley UK, Janice Hallett and Profile Books Ltd for this ARC in return for my honest review.