Janice Hallett

Janice Hallett (born 1969) is a British journalist, screenwriter, and author of mystery novels. Her debut, The Appeal, is the UK's second bestselling fiction debut of 2021 ^[1] and won for her the 2022 CWA New Blood Dagger. ^[2]

She studied screenwriting at Royal Holloway, University of London and English language at University College London. In 2011, she co-wrote Retreat , a 2011 British horror-thriller film. She worked as a journalist for the Department for International Development. She also worked at Cosmetics International. ^[3]

Hallett's 2022 book, The Twyford Code, was listed as one of the "Best books of 2022: Crime fiction" by the Financial Times . ^[4]

In 2023, the Japanese edition of The Appeal, translated by Ran Yamada, was nominated for the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Mystery Fiction in Translation. ^{[5] [6]}

Bibliography

• The Appeal (2021) ^[7]
• The Twyford Code (2022) ^[8]
• The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels (2023) ^[9]
• The Christmas Appeal (2023)
• The Examiner (2024) ^{[10] [11]}
• A Box Full of Murders (2025) ^[12]
• The Killer Question (2025) ^[13]

References

1. "Viper rolls out campaign for 'Queen of Cosy Crime' Janice Hallett's latest paperback". The Bookseller (in Portuguese). 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
2. "2022 CWA Dagger Awards Announced". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
3. Kellaway, Kate (2021-11-20). "The Appeal writer Janice Hallett: 'I wrote about bubble bath for 15 years'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
4. Buhovsky, Lev; Humilière, Vincent; Seyfaddini, Sobhan (2018-04-11). "A $$C^0$$ C 0 counterexample to the Arnold conjecture". Inventiones Mathematicae. 213 (2). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 759–809. arXiv: 1609.09192 . doi:10.1007/s00222-018-0797-x. ISSN   0020-9910. S2CID   46900145.
5. "Mystery Writers of Japan is pleased to announce a new award for Mystery Fiction in Translation". www.mystery.or.jp. Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
6. "第76回日本推理作家協会賞受賞作決定". www.mystery.or.jp (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
7. Brown, Francesca (2022-11-15). "The blockbuster book trends of the year". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
8. Wilson, Laura (2022-12-03). "The best crime and thriller books of 2022". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
9. Lyall, Sarah (2024-01-22). "Book Review: "The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels," by Janice Hallett". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
10. Lyall, Sarah (2024-09-25). "Janice Hallett Spins Murder Mysteries Out of Emails, Memos and Texts". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
11. M, Emily (2024-08-31). "Review: The Examiner by Janice Hallett". The Nerd Daily. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
12. "The best children's chapter books for the summer". The Observer. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
13. "The Killer Question". Viper. Retrieved 2025-07-10.