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We are delighted to announce that @JaniceHallett is returning to Lower Lockwood with #TheSilentAppeal, the long-awaited sequel to her smash-hit debut The Appeal. Coming September 2026 🎭

A New Play. Another Murder. Who Will Speak the Truth?
Signed copies: https://t.co/5IHYlnfJBH

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From @guymorpuss, author of #ATrialInThreeActs, comes another twisty legal mystery, #TheTrialOfTheBurningGod 🔥

Charles Konig KC is back with a bizarre case – a famous author found dead inside a bronze statue of Anubis. But is the murderer in the dock?

https://t.co/XQrnUUI9Sr

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We are delighted to see #TheSilentAppeal by
@JaniceHallett picked as a Spotify Editors' Pick for October 🎧

The latest mystery from the queen of crime returns to the world of her hit debut #TheAppeal for a twisty whodunnit, read by a full cast 📚

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👻 EBOOK DEAL 👻

Looking for the perfect read to give you the chills this October? Get yourself a spooky deal on these eBooks in the Kobo sale! Valid until 31st October 🦇

https://t.co/8ycgS4plgm @catrionaward @dvalentinebooks @JoWallaceAuthor @KateAGriffin

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"William Cook's twisting, enjoyable debut thriller" #TheFifteenthMan is one of "eight great historical novels to read this October" in @thetimes #TheTimes @ViperBooks 🇬🇧🇩🇪https://t.co/gufAz8aNPA

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📣 Bag a £10 voucher 🤑 when you order #TheSilentAppeal at @Waterstones

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But hurry! This murderous offer is only available until 9 October 🥳

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The Nowhere Children are expecting you...

From the bestselling author of #TheLastHouseOnNeedlessStreet, #NowhereBurning is out today in paperback!

🔥 'One of our finest horror writers' Sunday Times

🔥 'Dark and very twisty' Guardian

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🚨 BOOK DEAL 🚨

Buy a copy of #TheSilentAppeal by @JaniceHallett from https://t.co/kdrfZXGZNL and get a £10 voucher back! Valid 6-9th October with code BOOKFOR10 at checkout 📚

The Silent Appeal is Janice Hallett's latest bestselling mystery 🎭🩸

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We are delighted to reveal the cover of #SinisterGraves by Marcie R. Rendon, the third novel in the award-winning Cash Blackbear series!

Spring, 1972. A flood in Red River Valley brings with it the body of an unidentified woman...

Coming May 2027 ⛪

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#TheSilentAppeal by @JaniceHallett is an instant Sunday Times bestseller! 🎉

This is the seventh bestselling mystery from the queen of tricksy crime, this time returning to Lower Lockwood and the world of her smash-hit debut mystery #TheAppeal 🎭🩸

https://t.co/U7P9AKyFN5

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Will Dean as you've never seen him before...

We are delighted to reveal the cover of #TheLightAtTheEndOfTheWorld, bestselling author @willrdean's dazzling speculative novel!

And Then There Were None meets Station Eleven, coming April 2027 🦌

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'Hallett again ingeniously constructs the mystery from correspondence and case files to work out what happened'

#TheSilentAppeal by @JaniceHallett is one of the i Paper's best new crime and thriller books to read this September. Get your copy now! 🎭🩸📚

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We are incredibly proud to have two books on the 2026 McIlvanney Prize shortlist 🎉

Both #TheHollowBoys by @TariqAshkanani and #TheVanishingPlace by Zoë Rankin are up for @BloodyScotland's prestigious prize! A huge congratulations to our fantastic authors 📚🩸

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We are delighted to reveal the finalists for this year's McIlvanney Prize. The winner will be announced in The Church of the Holy Rude on Friday 18th September - well done all!

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In this town, everyone's a suspect...

#TheSilentAppeal by bestselling author @JaniceHallett is out today! Returning to Lower Lockwood and the world of her hit debut The Appeal, there's a new play to stage but not everyone will make it to opening night 🎭

https://t.co/U7P9AKyFN5

[Janice Hallett @JaniceHallett]

The Silent Appeal

"An absolute joy from cover to cover" Chris Brookmyre

"A superlative mystery, full of surprises" Alex Pavesi

"A brilliantly observed, utterly gripping mystery" A. J. West

OUT NOW @viperbooks 🇬🇧 and @atriabooks 🇺🇸

https://t.co/UzPNSGAR5V

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Can't wait any longer? Read an extract from #TheSilentAppeal by @JaniceHallett on the Viper website!

The bestselling author returns to the world of her smash-hit debut, The Appeal – hitting shelves tomorrow 🎭📚🩸

https://t.co/5EfTnbq2Sp

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'The Silent Appeal is that rare thing: a sequel even better than the original'

#TheSilentAppeal by @JaniceHallett is one of The Times' five best crime novels to read this month! The queen of crime's return to the world of her hit debut is out tomorrow 🎭

https://t.co/TBNFtHvCiL

[Janice Hallett @JaniceHallett]

Sssh! 🤫 Silence is golden 💛 and so too is the book inside this box... let's open it together! #TheSilentAppeal @ViperBooks