{"product_id":"the-silent-appeal-9781668083710","title":"The Silent Appeal","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \"modern Agatha Christie\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London) Janice Hallett, a follow-up to her blockbuster novel \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring the Fairway Players as they find themselves embroiled in murder, blackmail, and betrayal as they mount their latest theatrical production.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e--and whether the correct person has taken the blame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janice Hallett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.28w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668083710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\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 Silent Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Killer Question\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Christmas Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Twyford Code\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Janice Hallett \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48910156857501,"sku":"9781668083710","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6500ecfc-dd1c-405d-a8ef-1f5a72a4e28e.jpg?v=1789456551","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-silent-appeal-9781668083710","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}