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The Examiner: the Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Appeal

Janice Hallett

*** 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 nothing but trouble. From accusations of theft and setting fire to one another's artwork, to a rumoured extramarital affair and a disastrous road trip, course leader Gela Nathaniel is at her wits' end. 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...

'I love Janice Hallett beyond words' - INDIA KNIGHT

'Dark, twisty, funny, intelligent and so unpredictable' - CLAIRE DOUGLAS


'Janice Hallett serves up another winner' - TOM HINDLE

  • Classification : Thriller, Crime & Mystery
  • Pub Date : MAY 22, 2025
  • Imprint : Viper
  • Page Extent : 512
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781800810471
  • Price : INR 699
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Janice Hallett

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.

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