Janice Hallett

The Examiner

the Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Appeal

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Produktbeschreibung

§___ THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ___
___ THE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER ___
___ A FINANCIAL TIMES CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR ___

'The queen of cosy crime' - DAILY TELEGRAPH
'A joy to read' - SUNDAY TIMES

Six Students. One Murder. Your Time Starts Now...

The mature students of Royal Hastings University's new art course have been trouble from day one. From acclaimed artist Alyson who seems oddly overqualified, to hapless Patrick who can barely operate design software, and city boy Cameron who blusters his way through assignments. Not to mention Jem, who's a gifted young sculptor... but cross her at your peril.

The year-long course is blighted by students setting fire to one another's artwork, a rumoured extra-marital affair and a disastrous road trip. But finally they are given their last assignment: to build an art installation for a local manufacturer. With six students who have nothing in common except their clashing personal agendas, what could possibly go wrong?

The answer is: murder. When the external examiner arrives to assess the students' coursework, he becomes convinced that a student was killed on the course and that the others covered it up. But is he right? Only a close examination of the evidence will reveal the truth. Your time starts now...

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Profile Books / Viper
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 8622
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm
• ISBN-13: 9781800810471
• ISBN-10: 1800810474
• Artikelnr.: 62569713

Autorenporträt

Janice Hallett studied English at University College London and spent several years as a magazine editor, winning two awards for journalism. She then worked in government communications for the Cabinet Office, Home Office and Department for International Development. After gaining an MA in Screenwriting at Royal Holloway, she co-wrote the feature film Retreat and went on to write the Shakespearean stage comedy NetherBard, as well as a number of other plays for London's new-writing theatres. Her debut novel, The Appeal, was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and won the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger award. The Twyford Code was named the Crime and Thriller Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Her fourth book, The Christmas Appeal, is the Sunday Times bestselling follow-up to The Appeal. Her latest novel, The Examiner, will be published by Viper in 2024. When not indulging in her passion for global travel, she is based in West London.

Rezensionen

The plot twists form a tottering pile as the tone grows ever darker. Close reading is essential but rewarding for this complicated and unconventional slow burn of a book Guardian