The Appeal: The smash-hit bestseller

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And as rehearsals progress and funds mount up, then two themes of this story, the play and A Cure for Poppy, become increasingly entwined, resulting in a deadly outcome. Femi and Charlotte act as guides for the reader, checking in and sorting through what has taken place every so often. If they’d seen what we have, they’d be grateful for the many privileges they not only take for granted, but demand, with no sense of their own insignificance in the world. The constant notes from them 'oooh did you spot that thing that x said, nudge nudge' spelling out the clues for the reader. She wrote articles and speeches for, among others, the Cabinet Office, Home Office, and Department for International Development.

Also, the "who was killed" and "who is in prison" was relayed second hand, which was a bit of a letdown and took the impact out of it. A QC presents written evidence to two of his star pupils to test their abilities, and to see if they can help him solve a case and put right an injustice. A real word of mouth hit’ … Janice Hallett’s book The Appeal has pipped Richard Osman to the post on the shortlist for the Waterstones book of the year. Janice's debut novel, THE APPEAL, was published by Viper (Serpent's Tail) in January 2021 and hailed as 'dazzlingly clever' by the Sunday Times. Steven becomes equally fixated, working with a helpful librarian, Lucy, to decipher a code in Twyford’s books, which he comes to believe will lead to hidden treasure.It’s an area that rarely gets a mention anywhere unless royal bodies are being flown back to our RAF base – and even that’s in neighbouring Ruislip – so I’m hoping some of the local places I’ve included in The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels will finally put this whole area on the map. The characterisation was brilliant, and I had a really strong mental image of all the people and their surroundings, even though none of that was explicitly described.

Even without the palpable love of theater, this novel hit all my appreciation points as it invites readers to unravel the truth cunningly concealed within its pages. It's a brilliantly fresh, ingenious and original whodunnit that is heading to the top of the bestseller chart if there's any justice. In screenwriting,Janice's first feature film RETREAT was released by Sony Pictures (co-written and directed by Carl Tibbetts) which starred Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell. One day I’d like to explore a more conventional style, but I’m not quite done with this approach yet!

In black and gold and a bright arsenic green, this is undeniably one of the best-looking books about true crime to ever grace my desk. It’s natural to be fascinated by terrible events and want to understand how these crimes happen, because it’s only by understanding we can stop them happening again. This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use.

Sam and her husband quickly integrate themselves well with the troupe and prove invaluable when young Poppy, the granddaughter of founder Martin Hayward, is diagnosed with inoperable and highly aggressive brain cancer.

There’s something really timeless and universal about those familiar stories that is quite comforting in uncertain times. Martin and Helen reveal that Helen lost a child to meningitis years ago, before their children Paige and James were born.