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The Appeal de Janice Hallett

The Appeal

Autor Janice Hallett
en Limba Engleză Paperback – noi 2022

La prima vedere, The Appeal pare cronica unei comunități unite în jurul unei cauze nobile: salvarea unui copil bolnav. Remarcăm însă rapid cum solidaritatea grupului de teatru Fairway Players se transformă într-o plasă densă de minciuni și resentimente. Nu suntem în fața unui roman polițist clasic. Cititorul devine investigator, filtrând adevărul dintr-un colaj de e-mailuri, mesaje private și scrisori oficiale. Tensiunea crește cu fiecare rând citit printre rânduri. Un tratament experimental scump. Suspiciuni legate de bunele intenții. O repetiție generală care se termină tragic. Apoi, un cadavru. Reținem ingeniozitatea structurii: doi avocați analizează dosarul cauzei, iar noi avem acces la aceleași indicii ca și ei. Criminalul se ascunde la vedere. Ca și Witch Trial, explorează modul în care o comunitate se fragmentează sub presiunea unei acuzații de crimă, dar dintr-o perspectivă pur documentară, unde narațiunea este reconstruită din fragmente digitale. Dacă în Monstrous Tales Janice Hallett explora supranaturalul în povestiri scurte, aici își rafinează abilitatea de a construi suspans psihologic într-un cadru domestic, aparent inofensiv. Stilul este alert, tăios și extrem de inteligent construit. Nu există un narator care să ne ghideze; suntem singuri în fața dovezilor. Este un puzzle literar care solicită atenție maximă. Observăm cum măștile actorilor amatori cad una câte una, lăsând la iveală motive întunecate. Recomandăm această experiență celor care vor să testeze dacă pot descoperi vinovatul înaintea verdictului final.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781982187460
ISBN-10: 1982187468
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 137 x 202 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: ATRIA

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte pasionaților de mistere care vor să iasă din tiparele narațiunii clasice. Câștigați rolul de detectiv într-un format epistolar modern, unde fiecare e-mail poate fi o probă sau o pistă falsă. Este lectura ideală pentru cei care savurează jocurile de logică și vor să vadă cât de ușor se poate ascunde o crimă în spatele politeții unei comunități mici.

Despre autor

Janice Hallett este o jurnalistă și scenaristă britanică, a cărei educație la Royal Holloway și University College London se reflectă în precizia structurilor sale narative. Debutul ei, The Appeal, a fost al doilea cel mai bine vândut debut din Marea Britanie în 2021. Experiența sa în scenaristică este evidentă în modul în care construiește dialogul și tensiunea, transformând-o rapid într-o voce de referință a literaturii polițiste contemporane.

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

"[W]itty, original…a delight." ?Th​e New York Times

Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell, this international bestseller and "dazzlingly clever" (The Sunday Times, London) murder mystery follows a community rallying around a sick child?but when escalating lies lead to a dead body, everyone is a suspect.

The 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.

But 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.

A wholly modern and gripping take on the epistolary novel, The Appeal is a "daring…clever, and funny" (The Times, London) debut for fans of Richard Osman and Lucy Foley.

Notă biografică

Janice Hallett studied English at UCL, and spent several years as a magazine editor, winning two awards for journalism. Her debut novel, The Appeal, was a no.1 Times bestseller, the Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month and a Waterstones Thriller of the Month. Her second novel, The Twyford Code, will be published by Viper in 2022. When not indulging her passion for global adventure travel, she is based in West London.

Recenzii

This dazzlingly clever cosy crime novel in emails completely trumps Richard Osman... Hallett uses the epistolatory form to superb effect in this terrific debut
Agatha Christie for the 21st century. A dazzlingly clever murder mystery, told via emails, about sinister goings-on in an amateur dramatics group
Witty, clever and completely addictive
This witty thriller is giving Richard Osmond's Thursday Murder Club a run for its money in the cosy crime stakes, as it continues to charm readers. Hallett's debut, set in a sleepy town where an am-dram production of All My Sons is in the works, is funny and full of twists. Amateur sleuths and thespians alike will love it
It's hilarious, intriguing and absolutely unputdownable
This ingeniously conceived whodunnit encourages the reader to turn detective in a murder case set against the backdrop of an amateur dramatic club. Brain-twistingly clever
If you're looking for a crime novel that is very different but very satisfying I thoroughly recommend The Appeal by Janice Hallett. I loved it
The whole thing is a delight... Teasing out the mystery in the madness is nearly as fun as searching for the solution
A breath of fresh air in the thriller market. Cleverly constructed - because it is not only about what is being said, but also about what is not being said - it is peopled with characters who are both believable and relatable, including a murderer hidden in plain sight. A literary triumph
Very gripping. I loved the ambitious and unusual approach
[A] daring debut... Hallett will soon have you laughing out loud... The Appeal is clever and funny
This debut mystery from British author Hallett is a kick: a whodunit epistolary novel in which a pair of young lawyers sort through a mountain of emails, messages and letters to try to sort out a mysterious death in an amateur theatrical troupe
I couldn't put it down. [Hallett's] take on the epistolary novel is so involving AND funny at the right moments. Puts the reader right in the thick of it, as we become the spyware eavesdropping on all these private emails and messages. Brilliant idea and SO cleverly executed
If you're looking for something insanely gripping to take to the sofa with, then run to The Appeal by Janice Hallett. It's a brilliantly fresh, ingenious and original whodunnit that is heading to the top of the bestseller chart if there's any justice. So, so good
The Appeal grips from the start, expertly stage-managing emails and messages to create an intriguing mystery with a cast of vivid, memorable characters. Original, clever, devious - and never less than utterly compelling - this is a case you're about to become obsessed with. A real triumph
Takes the whodunnit to a whole new level. Intriguing, clever and above all, wholly original. A rare feat indeed, and to be savoured
One of the most enjoyable books I've read all year. Extremely addictive, it will reel you in, one piece of evidence at a time. Ingenious and highly original
Wholly original, constructed as delicately as a spiderweb, and as heartfelt as it is intelligent, I could not stop reading The Appeal
Great fun if you're into community theater and sociopaths
Fiendishly clever, highly original and totally gripping
Sly, funny, perfectly observed and clever. A superior and sophisticated Midsomer Murders packed with delicious red herrings
What a book. It has galvanised me to do better! Exceptional
Fresh, funny and impossible to put down. The Appeal is about an amateur dramatics group and an appeal to raise funds for a sick child and it's brilliant
Brilliantly crafted, The Appeal is a refreshingly different take on the modern crime novel. Full of suspicion and secrets, I raced my way to the end - and what an ending!
What a cracking book. Fresh, original and very clever
Brilliantly original, inventive and clever. I loved this book and you will too
Ingenious and page-turning traditional crime given an original twist... like a modernised Agatha Christie
Highly original with characters that leap off the page. An addictive read
I loved this - it's utterly compulsive and unlike anything I've read in a while. It is such a cliché to say it, but I genuinely could NOT put it down. Bravo
A very clever novel that puts you in the place of an investigator. A hugely enjoyable challenge and a most original book
A totally original take on a thriller - intriguing and dark but with a dash of humour - I raced through it
A wonderfully revealing portrait of how we communicate - what we hide and show of ourselves. It's sharp, funny, a brilliant game, and once you start playing you won't be able to stop
So cleverly written. I felt like I was a trainee lawyer sifting through evidence and trying to discover the culprit. It was exciting, fresh, and forces the reader to be an active investigator. I loved it
What a book. Right up there with the best I've read this year. Great characters, smart structure, and kept me guessing all the way to the end
A brilliant hybrid of Agatha Christie and Silk
I haven't enjoyed a book this much since Standard Deviation. Congratulations, Janice Hallett!
Fantastic. Gives you that deliciously satisfying feeling of reading other people's private emails
Delivering this old-school murder mystery by email is very clever, but Hallett's true genius is that she exposes the hypocrisies of 'genteel' village life through a cast of keenly observed characters, drawn with the sharpest of pencils
An utterly compelling whodunnit putting the reader at the centre of the action. A must read for thriller fans. A blistering, page-turner of a debut
Highly original... for a first novel it is a tour de force
Will have you reading between the lines to discover whose hands are covered in blood