Publish Date |
January 23, 2024 |
Category |
Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense Fiction / Crime |
Price |
$38.99 |
ISBN: 9781668023396
Format: Hardback
Pages: 432
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: January 23, 2024
"[A] highly entertaining tale."
—The New York Times"Hallett masterfully tells her intricate story through emails, What’s App messages, screenplays and manuscripts designed to both entertain and deliberately confuse the reader.”
—The Washington Post“[M]any-layered, highly complex, and imaginative… Hallett shocks readers with satisfying twists and a dark, unpredictable ending… True crime tackles angels and demons in this devilishly good tale.”
—Kirkus Reviews “Janice Hallett, the author of The Appeal and The Twyford Code, is on a roll. In this quirky, clever tale, two rival true-crime authors are delving into the case of the Alperton Angels.”
—The Times“Janice Hallett is the queen of found footage thrillers. Using emails, Whats App messages, articles, transcribed interviews, and even pages from a screenplay, Hallett draws readers into the world of Amanda Bailey, a true crime writer whose investigation of a cult stirs up more danger and intrigue than she ever could've imagined. Hallett brilliantly plays with memory and truth and asks what we're willing to do to protect those we love most. A masterful and crescendoing sense of suspense hurtles the novel towards a truly memorable climax.”
—Julia Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of The Writing Retreat“Fiendishly clever and thoroughly unique. Hallett is reinventing the genre, one WhatsApp message at a time. I loved every gloriously twisty page.”
—Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author of Killers of a Certain Age“Dark, witty, and twisty...Fans of true-crime podcasts will find this complex and eerie novel just as satisfying, surprising and rapidly consumable as their favorite episodes.”
—Shelf Awareness“Only a truly incredible brain could produce the puzzle-box marvel that is The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels—days after finishing, I’m still turning over the clues, slack-jawed in awe. Hallett modernizes the epistolary novel, presenting the twisty (and twisted) demise of an apocalyptic cult via emails and texts, giving readers the immersive experience of investigating alongside the book’s journalists. This story is fresh, wildly clever, and impossible to put down. Janice Hallett is a singular talent—she and her brilliant stories are in a league of their own.”
—Ashley Winstead, author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour“What a treat to be back in a world created by the machiavellian Janice Hallett ... Another cracking mystery from a highly original author.”
—Observer“What is remarkable is Hallett's ability to make her characters come alive... combined with her undoubted skill as a plotter, this places Hallett's books in the rare category of rereadable whodunnits.”
—Telegraph