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The Appeal #2
The Silent Appeal
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From “modern Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, London) Janice Hallett, a follow-up to her blockbuster debut novel The Appeal, featuring the Fairway Players as they put on Agatha Christie’s play The Hollow and find themselves embroiled in murder, blackmail, and betrayal once again.
Welcome back to Lower Lockwood. The Fairway Players return with Sarah-Jane and Kevin MacDonald as committee cochairs. This year, they have chosen to stage Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. But auditions aren’t their only problem: Sarah-Jane’s sister, Nicky-Rose, is suddenly back in town under mysterious circumstances, having sold her home in Barbados, left her business providing entertainment on cruise ships, and moved back into their mother Carol’s house.
As always, they’re short on men, and new Player Fran Elroy-Jones enlists a young married couple and the husband’s cousin to join. But no one wants to play the part of the hated Gerda, leaving Kevin and Sarah-Jane with no option but to reach out to an old member they know would be happy to perform in any role.
As with any production, tensions run high, and our intrepid lawyers Femi and Charlotte are tasked with uncovering exactly what happened on the opening night of The Hollow—and whether the correct person has taken the blame.
Welcome back to Lower Lockwood. The Fairway Players return with Sarah-Jane and Kevin MacDonald as committee cochairs. This year, they have chosen to stage Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. But auditions aren’t their only problem: Sarah-Jane’s sister, Nicky-Rose, is suddenly back in town under mysterious circumstances, having sold her home in Barbados, left her business providing entertainment on cruise ships, and moved back into their mother Carol’s house.
As always, they’re short on men, and new Player Fran Elroy-Jones enlists a young married couple and the husband’s cousin to join. But no one wants to play the part of the hated Gerda, leaving Kevin and Sarah-Jane with no option but to reach out to an old member they know would be happy to perform in any role.
As with any production, tensions run high, and our intrepid lawyers Femi and Charlotte are tasked with uncovering exactly what happened on the opening night of The Hollow—and whether the correct person has taken the blame.
448 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication August 25, 2026
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About the author
Janice Hallett
13 books2,692 followersJanice Hallett is a former magazine editor, award-winning journalist, and government communications writer. She wrote articles and speeches for, among others, the Cabinet Office, Home Office, and Department for International Development. Her enthusiasm for travel has taken her around the world several times, from Madagascar to the Galapagos, Guatemala to Zimbabwe, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. A playwright and screenwriter, she penned the feminist Shakespearean stage comedy NetherBard and cowrote the feature film Retreat. The Appeal is her first novel.
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January 20, 2026OMGOMGOMG!!! BOOK 2 to The Appeal ?!
One of my favorite authors! Pre-ordered! I can hardly stand the wait!!
One of my favorite authors! Pre-ordered! I can hardly stand the wait!!
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Haha this was superb
Firstly if you haven't read The Appeal, do that first.
This is a sequel and a wildly entertaining one at that. Issy's back, there's a whole lot of Christie going on, there are plenty of surprises and it is all very clever.
Loved it. I really hope we get more from this world, maybe after another book or three.
Firstly if you haven't read The Appeal, do that first.
This is a sequel and a wildly entertaining one at that. Issy's back, there's a whole lot of Christie going on, there are plenty of surprises and it is all very clever.
Loved it. I really hope we get more from this world, maybe after another book or three.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
I didn't think it was possible to beat The Appeal, it was so good, but this I felt was even better. It pulls you along, is full of red herrings, and ends with a little twist. I absolutely loved it!
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