{"product_id":"the-appeal-9781982187460","title":"The Appeal","description":"\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2022 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[W]itty, original...a delight.\" --\u003ci\u003eTh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ee \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell, this international bestseller and \"dazzlingly clever\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London) murder mystery follows a community rallying around a sick child--but when escalating lies lead to a dead body, everyone is a suspect.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Fairway Players, a local theatre group, is in the midst of rehearsals when tragedy strikes the family of director Martin Hayward and his wife Helen, the play's star. Their young granddaughter has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and with an experimental treatment costing a tremendous sum, their castmates rally to raise the money to give her a chance at survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut not everybody is convinced of the experimental treatment's efficacy--nor of the good intentions of those involved. As tension grows within the community, things come to a shocking head at the explosive dress rehearsal. The next day, a dead body is found, and soon, an arrest is made. In the run-up to the trial, two young lawyers sift through the material--emails, messages, letters--with a growing suspicion that the killer may be hiding in plain sight. The evidence is all there, between the lines, waiting to be uncovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wholly modern and gripping take on the epistolary novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"daring...clever, and funny\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London) debut for fans of Richard Osman and Lucy Foley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanice 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 \u003ci\u003eNetherBard\u003c\/i\u003e and cowrote the feature film \u003ci\u003eRetreat. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in London and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Twyford Code\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582497362194,"sku":"9781982187460","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_23f0995a-d81b-47c7-9b59-efd085a8d27e.jpg?v=1732021308","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-appeal-9781982187460","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}