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Alyssa Hall

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Born

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Website

https://www.alyhallwriter.com

Genre

Fiction, Mystery, Crime

Influences

Ann Pachett, Ann Cleeves, Elizabeth George

Member Since

July 2020

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Alyssa was born in Newmarket, Ontario. She grew up in a multi-generational household of WWII refugees. When she was old enough to get away, she spent two years travelling and working across Europe, after which she returned to Newmarket. She currently resides in Langley, BC, with her husband, David. The couple divides their time between Langley and Arizona, where they enjoy their winters. On the urging of a dear friend, Alyssa started her Covid-induced writing in April 2020, needing a project. Trusting Claire was her first novel, parts of which were drawn from her early life experiences. Alyssa's second novel, a British detective murder mystery entitled Wanting Aidan, became a series which included Hero of Blackpool and You Can Never Go Back ...more

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Average rating: 4.34 · 417 ratings · 49 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	And Then I Heard the Quiet 4.39 avg rating — 367 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trusting Claire 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wanting Aidan 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hero of Blackpool 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romero Pools 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Can Never Go Back 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Can Never Go Back 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Alyssa Hall made a comment on Catherine’s review of And Then I Heard the Quiet " Catherine, try my Joe Parrott British detective series. Wanting Aidan and Hero of Blackpool. I'm sure you will find them much more rewarding. ...more "
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Alyssa Hall made a comment on Supriya K’s review of Hero of Blackpool " Hero of Blackpool is the second in my Joe Parrott series. To learn more about the characters, please read also "Wanting Aidan" - my first Joe Parrott ...more "
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“I call my accent Frenglian. A wee bit of French mixed with English and Sicilian." She emitted a small chuckle at her new made-up word.”
― Alyssa Hall, And Then I Heard the Quiet

tags: evocative, fear-and-courage, personal-redemption, quiet-thriller, rural-canada, secrets-of-the-past, shocking-twists, small-town-suspense, survival, trust

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“I can’t get forensics over here to dig up the yard because my friend here, and her dog, didn’t hear a single thing. I don’t think they’ll go for it, Valerie.”
― Alyssa Hall, And Then I Heard the Quiet

tags: betrayal, chilling, dark-past, dog-lover, emotional-journey, gripping-narrative, mystery, redemption, romantic-tension, rural-life

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“So let me get this straight. You left this ‘fabulous job’ as you put it, so you could be a dog-sitter in Fort Langley?”
― Alyssa Hall, And Then I Heard the Quiet