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Named a Most Anticipated Book of Fall by The New York Times, LitHub, BookBub, Goodreads, and many more!
Janice Hallett, ‘the new queen of crime’ (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence.
Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called The Case is Altered where a weekly trivia game has revived its flagging fortunes—that is, until a body is found in the nearby river. Soon after, a mysterious new team arrives and shakes up the diverse field of regulars by scoring top marks in every round...every week.
Meanwhile, Sue and Mal have a secret of their own. Before arriving here, they were caught up in a secret police operation which meant they had to leave town—and whatever happened back then seems to have finally caught up with them.
Five years later, the pub lies derelict, and their nephew Dominic is determined to make a documentary about their story. What happened at this unassuming pub? And can a single question really kill?
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Named a Most Anticipated Book of Fall by The New York Times, LitHub, BookBub, Goodreads, and many more!
Janice Hallett, ‘the new queen of crime’ (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence.
Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called The Case is Altered where a weekly trivia game has revived its flagging fortunes—that is, until a body is found in the nearby river. Soon after, a mysterious new team arrives and shakes up the diverse field of regulars by scoring top marks in every round...every week.
Meanwhile, Sue and Mal have a secret of their own. Before arriving here, they were caught up in a secret police operation which meant they had to leave town—and whatever happened back then seems to have finally caught up with them.
Five years later, the pub lies derelict, and their nephew Dominic is determined to make a documentary about their story. What happened at this unassuming pub? And can a single question really kill?
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Praise for this book
"Hugely entertaining." - Tina Baker
"Brilliantly twisted, laugh-out-loud hilarious and devilishly addictive. I loved every line of it." - Louise Candlish
"Janice's books are always such a treat and this one fully lived up to expectations. She has such a brilliant ear for the quirks of her fellow humans. Terrific, and as usual I failed to predict the twist." - Emma Curtis
"A cocktail of fun and mystery that will keep readers turning the pages to the end. With twists a-plenty and an eclectic cast of characters, this is one pub quiz you won't want to miss." - Rachel Louise Driscoll
"A brilliantly fun frolic in the world of cosy crime, with everything fans of Janice Hallett's devilishly clever books will adore. Top marks!" - Philippa East
"I am in awe of Janice Hallett - so prolific and her books are so clever and entertaining. The Killer Question is no exception. The pub quiz teams are so brilliantly observed. Another brilliant murder mystery." - Jennie Godfrey
"A tricksy treat... Anyone who's ever been in a pub quiz team will wince in recognition but there's more than winning at stake. Fun, fiendishly clever and funny." - Kate Griffin
"Another brilliant, twisty mystery from Janice Hallett where the truth lies somewhere between the lines." - Elly Griffiths
"I found myself devouring a hundred pages at a time... Like with any good pub quiz I was challenged, energised, baffled, puzzled - and hooked." - J M Hall
"Ferociously clever and deeply relatable, the plot is precision-tooled and coated in trademark Hallett ironies and observations. As always, it's the spaces between the words that makes the difference; the pressure Janice puts on these is her great contribution to literature." - Oskar Jensen
"Janice Hallett is a one-of-a-kind genius... Compelling, multilayered, intricately plotted, clever, full of surprises and exceedingly funny, all told with Janice's usual, brilliant quirks." - Kate Kemp
"With suspects galore and twists and turns aplenty, this is a head-scratcher to keep readers on their mystery-solving toes. You'll never look at pub quizzes the same away again." - Vaseem Khan
"Janice's best book yet! Comedically sinister and definitely worthy of a Netflix production." - Joy Kluver
"Once again, Janice Hallett has delivered a stand out, original thriller... Perfectly combining a dark and sinister mystery with sharp observation of character, Hallett wraps it beautifully with her signature wry sense of humour. I was glued to this book from start to finish - a pub quiz has never been so sly. Marks 10/10." - L V Matthews
"The modern Queen of crime does it again. A wonderful ride through deception, greed and quizzing." - Ian Moore
"Another triumph from Janice Hallett. A brilliantly worked puzzle where the final pieces only click into place in the last few pages. Thoroughly satisfying, clever and tricky." - Guy Morpuss
"Hallett's best book yet! Absolutely ingenious twists and clever turns." - Louise Mullins
"A fun and fact-filled delight with genuinely brilliant twists and turns." - E C Nevin
"A mystery in the form of a pub quiz. What a concept! What fun! Janice Hallett really is the queen of the metamorphing mystery." - Gareth Rubin
"A drop everything and cancel your plans book that will have you racing through the pages and guessing until the very end. There's no need to phone a friend to figure out why Janice Hallett has so many fans. What a brilliant read." - Victoria Selman
"Gripping, whip-smart and compelling as ever, and made me snort-laugh at least once a page." - Adam Simcox
"Sharp, clever, unusual and twisty." - Louise Swanson
"Another brilliant, literary puzzler from Janice Hallett. Through text threads and emails and pub quiz results she manages to create a fully formed world, one with dark twists and reversals, but also one that brims with her signature wit, along with just the right amount of genuine pathos. Her best book yet." - Peter Swanson
"Janice Hallett serves up a roller-coaster of twists in this witty and unusual thriller. Droll, dark and devilish. Full marks!" - Marion Todd
"An intricate mystery... Hallett truly never ceases to amaze, challenge and entertain." - Simon Van Der Velde
"A deliciously twisted mystery that skewers village life with a sharpened pencil and a quiz sheet. Hilarious, inventive, and quietly savage - this is cosy crime with claws and I adored every sinister second." - Joanna Wallace
"Twisty, tricksy and truly captivating. With its trademark Hallett characters and communities - quirky but somehow completely recognisable - and plot twists that just keep coming, The Killer Question kept me turning the pages all night long. I couldn't put it down." - Katy Watson
"Brimming with heart, humour and human foibles, all wrapped up in a deadly whodunnit. This is Hallett at her very, very best." - Jonathan Whitelaw
"Brilliantly twisted, laugh-out-loud hilarious and devilishly addictive. I loved every line of it." - Louise Candlish
"Janice's books are always such a treat and this one fully lived up to expectations. She has such a brilliant ear for the quirks of her fellow humans. Terrific, and as usual I failed to predict the twist." - Emma Curtis
"A cocktail of fun and mystery that will keep readers turning the pages to the end. With twists a-plenty and an eclectic cast of characters, this is one pub quiz you won't want to miss." - Rachel Louise Driscoll
"A brilliantly fun frolic in the world of cosy crime, with everything fans of Janice Hallett's devilishly clever books will adore. Top marks!" - Philippa East
"I am in awe of Janice Hallett - so prolific and her books are so clever and entertaining. The Killer Question is no exception. The pub quiz teams are so brilliantly observed. Another brilliant murder mystery." - Jennie Godfrey
"A tricksy treat... Anyone who's ever been in a pub quiz team will wince in recognition but there's more than winning at stake. Fun, fiendishly clever and funny." - Kate Griffin
"Another brilliant, twisty mystery from Janice Hallett where the truth lies somewhere between the lines." - Elly Griffiths
"I found myself devouring a hundred pages at a time... Like with any good pub quiz I was challenged, energised, baffled, puzzled - and hooked." - J M Hall
"Ferociously clever and deeply relatable, the plot is precision-tooled and coated in trademark Hallett ironies and observations. As always, it's the spaces between the words that makes the difference; the pressure Janice puts on these is her great contribution to literature." - Oskar Jensen
"Janice Hallett is a one-of-a-kind genius... Compelling, multilayered, intricately plotted, clever, full of surprises and exceedingly funny, all told with Janice's usual, brilliant quirks." - Kate Kemp
"With suspects galore and twists and turns aplenty, this is a head-scratcher to keep readers on their mystery-solving toes. You'll never look at pub quizzes the same away again." - Vaseem Khan
"Janice's best book yet! Comedically sinister and definitely worthy of a Netflix production." - Joy Kluver
"Once again, Janice Hallett has delivered a stand out, original thriller... Perfectly combining a dark and sinister mystery with sharp observation of character, Hallett wraps it beautifully with her signature wry sense of humour. I was glued to this book from start to finish - a pub quiz has never been so sly. Marks 10/10." - L V Matthews
"The modern Queen of crime does it again. A wonderful ride through deception, greed and quizzing." - Ian Moore
"Another triumph from Janice Hallett. A brilliantly worked puzzle where the final pieces only click into place in the last few pages. Thoroughly satisfying, clever and tricky." - Guy Morpuss
"Hallett's best book yet! Absolutely ingenious twists and clever turns." - Louise Mullins
"A fun and fact-filled delight with genuinely brilliant twists and turns." - E C Nevin
"A mystery in the form of a pub quiz. What a concept! What fun! Janice Hallett really is the queen of the metamorphing mystery." - Gareth Rubin
"A drop everything and cancel your plans book that will have you racing through the pages and guessing until the very end. There's no need to phone a friend to figure out why Janice Hallett has so many fans. What a brilliant read." - Victoria Selman
"Gripping, whip-smart and compelling as ever, and made me snort-laugh at least once a page." - Adam Simcox
"Sharp, clever, unusual and twisty." - Louise Swanson
"Another brilliant, literary puzzler from Janice Hallett. Through text threads and emails and pub quiz results she manages to create a fully formed world, one with dark twists and reversals, but also one that brims with her signature wit, along with just the right amount of genuine pathos. Her best book yet." - Peter Swanson
"Janice Hallett serves up a roller-coaster of twists in this witty and unusual thriller. Droll, dark and devilish. Full marks!" - Marion Todd
"An intricate mystery... Hallett truly never ceases to amaze, challenge and entertain." - Simon Van Der Velde
"A deliciously twisted mystery that skewers village life with a sharpened pencil and a quiz sheet. Hilarious, inventive, and quietly savage - this is cosy crime with claws and I adored every sinister second." - Joanna Wallace
"Twisty, tricksy and truly captivating. With its trademark Hallett characters and communities - quirky but somehow completely recognisable - and plot twists that just keep coming, The Killer Question kept me turning the pages all night long. I couldn't put it down." - Katy Watson
"Brimming with heart, humour and human foibles, all wrapped up in a deadly whodunnit. This is Hallett at her very, very best." - Jonathan Whitelaw
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