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#TheKillerQuestion by Janice Hallett is out today! 🍺🩸✏️

The Queen of tricksy crime severs up another mind-bending mystery with her sixth book, featuring battling pub quiz teams and a grisly murder…

A quiet country pub stands empty, its windows boarded up. And its kindly landlords, Mal and Sue Eastwood, are missing.

What could have happened? A lot of strange events occurred in the days before the Eastwoods disappeared. A murdered man pulled from the nearby river. An eccentric couple on a houseboat who claimed to be led by a spirit guide. And a mysterious new team who suddenly appeared and began winning every round at the weekly pub quiz - much to the anger of the locals. They must have been cheating, but no one could figure out how...

Can you crack the case of the missing landlords? Someone’s not been playing fair, so get the drinks in and see if you can get a perfect score.

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#TheKillerQuestion by Janice Hallett is out today! 🍺🩸✏️

The Queen of tricksy crime severs up another mind-bending mystery with her sixth book, featuring battling pub quiz teams and a grisly murder…

A quiet country pub stands empty, its windows boarded up. And its kindly landlords, Mal and Sue Eastwood, are missing.

What could have happened? A lot of strange events occurred in the days before the Eastwoods disappeared. A murdered man pulled from the nearby river. An eccentric couple on a houseboat who claimed to be led by a spirit guide. And a mysterious new team who suddenly appeared and began winning every round at the weekly pub quiz - much to the anger of the locals. They must have been cheating, but no one could figure out how...

Can you crack the case of the missing landlords? Someone’s not been playing fair, so get the drinks in and see if you can get a perfect score.

It’s the fourth and final round of Janice Hallett’s weekly pub quiz ✏️✔️❌

Answer this week’s KILLER QUESTION for the chance to win an early signed copy of the queen of tricksy crime’s latest mystery.

This week’s question is…

❓Which play are the characters staging in Janice Hallett’s first novel, The Appeal❓

Comment your answer by 11pm Sunday 31st August and we’ll randomly select a winner from all correct answers.

#TheKillerQuestion is a mixed-media thriller, set in the world of pub quizzing. Quiet country pub, The Case is Altered, has its weekly pub quiz distributed by the arrival of a new team who are winning every week. They must be cheating, but how? And does their arrival have anything to do with the body pulled from the nearby river?

Out 4th September, get the drinks in and the quiz sheets at the ready, someone’s not playing fair 🍻

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It’s the fourth and final round of Janice Hallett’s weekly pub quiz ✏️✔️❌

Answer this week’s KILLER QUESTION for the chance to win an early signed copy of the queen of tricksy crime’s latest mystery. 

This week’s question is…

❓Which play are the characters staging in Janice Hallett’s first novel, The Appeal❓

Comment your answer by 11pm Sunday 31st August and we’ll randomly select a winner from all correct answers. 

#TheKillerQuestion is a mixed-media thriller, set in the world of pub quizzing. Quiet country pub, The Case is Altered, has its weekly pub quiz distributed by the arrival of a new team who are winning every week. They must be cheating, but how? And does their arrival have anything to do with the body pulled from the nearby river? 

Out 4th September, get the drinks in and the quiz sheets at the ready, someone’s not playing fair 🍻

#NowhereBurning by Catriona Ward is coming February 2026 🔥

A place for lost children may also be their prison...

High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a verdant valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for long, and rarely happily. Its last owner was its most famous: movie star Leaf Winham, who built Nowhere House as his refuge, to hide from his fame - and to hide his crimes. Only when Nowhere House went up in flames were the graves discovered, the last resting places of young men who would never go home.

Years later, it is rumoured that Nowhere is now a refuge for runaway children, a place where adults cannot enter. Drawn by this promise, fourteen-year-old Riley pulls her brother Oliver from his bed in the middle of the night, hoping to find a new family. But there is darkness in the ruins of Nowhere House, something which asks a terrible price for sanctuary...

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#NowhereBurning by Catriona Ward is coming February 2026 🔥

A place for lost children may also be their prison...

High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a verdant valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for long, and rarely happily. Its last owner was its most famous: movie star Leaf Winham, who built Nowhere House as his refuge, to hide from his fame - and to hide his crimes. Only when Nowhere House went up in flames were the graves discovered, the last resting places of young men who would never go home.

Years later, it is rumoured that Nowhere is now a refuge for runaway children, a place where adults cannot enter. Drawn by this promise, fourteen-year-old Riley pulls her brother Oliver from his bed in the middle of the night, hoping to find a new family. But there is darkness in the ruins of Nowhere House, something which asks a terrible price for sanctuary...

It’s round three of Janice Hallett’s weekly pub quiz ✏️✔️❌

Answer this week’s KILLER QUESTION for the chance to win an early signed copy of the queen of tricksy crime’s latest mystery.

This week’s question is…

❓What true crime TV show is this the theme tune to❓

Comment your answer by 11pm Sunday 24th August and we’ll randomly select a winner from all correct answers.

#TheKillerQuestion is a mixed-media thriller, set in the world of pub quizzing. Quiet country pub, The Case is Altered, has its weekly pub quiz distributed by the arrival of a new team who are winning every week. They must be cheating, but how? And does their arrival have anything to do with the body pulled from the nearby river?

Out 4th September, get the drinks in and the quiz sheets at the ready, someone’s not playing fair 🍻

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It’s round three of Janice Hallett’s weekly pub quiz ✏️✔️❌

Answer this week’s KILLER QUESTION for the chance to win an early signed copy of the queen of tricksy crime’s latest mystery. 

This week’s question is…

❓What true crime TV show is this the theme tune to❓

Comment your answer by 11pm Sunday 24th August and we’ll randomly select a winner from all correct answers. 

#TheKillerQuestion is a mixed-media thriller, set in the world of pub quizzing. Quiet country pub, The Case is Altered, has its weekly pub quiz distributed by the arrival of a new team who are winning every week. They must be cheating, but how? And does their arrival have anything to do with the body pulled from the nearby river? 

Out 4th September, get the drinks in and the quiz sheets at the ready, someone’s not playing fair 🍻

🖤 COVER REVEAL 🖤

‘You are quite the chameleon, aren’t you? You could wear anything, do anything, and yet you choose plain, plain, plain. Is it all a front for a secret life?’

Anna Harris is a chameleon. She has always known how to blend in, to be whoever she has to be to get by. But this survival strategy has somehow landed her in a quaint, sleepy village, swallowed into the lives of her boyfriend and in-laws. She’s not unhappy, but this isn’t the life she remembers choosing.

When the vivacious Sofia Carstairs moves to the village, Anna is reminded of the freedom she once had. She used to be carefree and rebellious. But is she willing to throw away her future for some fun? Perhaps leading two lives is more enticing than one. After all, Anna’s not a bad person. She just wants to try it out...

Full of sharp observations and shocking twists, #TheArtfulAnnaHarris by Tracy Maton is perfect for readers looking for the next The Talented Mr Ripley. Publishing March 2026.

#CoverReveal #TheArtfulAnnaHarris #TracyMaton #AnnaHarris #Thriller #Bookstagram

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🖤 COVER REVEAL 🖤
 
‘You are quite the chameleon, aren’t you? You could wear anything, do anything, and yet you choose plain, plain, plain. Is it all a front for a secret life?’

Anna Harris is a chameleon. She has always known how to blend in, to be whoever she has to be to get by. But this survival strategy has somehow landed her in a quaint, sleepy village, swallowed into the lives of her boyfriend and in-laws. She’s not unhappy, but this isn’t the life she remembers choosing.

When the vivacious Sofia Carstairs moves to the village, Anna is reminded of the freedom she once had. She used to be carefree and rebellious. But is she willing to throw away her future for some fun? Perhaps leading two lives is more enticing than one. After all, Anna’s not a bad person. She just wants to try it out...

Full of sharp observations and shocking twists, #TheArtfulAnnaHarris by Tracy Maton is perfect for readers looking for the next The Talented Mr Ripley. Publishing March 2026. 
 
#CoverReveal #TheArtfulAnnaHarris #TracyMaton #AnnaHarris #Thriller #Bookstagram

It’s round two of Janice Hallett’s weekly pub quiz ✏️✔️❌

Answer this week’s KILLER QUESTION for the chance to win an early signed copy of the queen of tricksy crime’s latest mystery.

This week’s question is…

❓Name all four of these British TV quiz shows from their logos❓

Comment your answer by 11pm Sunday 17th August and we’ll randomly select a winner from all correct answers.

#TheKillerQuestion is a mixed-media thriller, set in the world of pub quizzing. Quiet country pub, The Case is Altered, has its weekly pub quiz distributed by the arrival of a new team who are winning every week. They must be cheating, but how? And does their arrival have anything to do with the body pulled from the nearby river?

Out 4th September, get the drinks in and the quiz sheets at the ready, someone’s not playing fair 🍻

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It’s round two of Janice Hallett’s weekly pub quiz ✏️✔️❌

Answer this week’s KILLER QUESTION for the chance to win an early signed copy of the queen of tricksy crime’s latest mystery. 

This week’s question is…

❓Name all four of these British TV quiz shows from their logos❓

Comment your answer by 11pm Sunday 17th August and we’ll randomly select a winner from all correct answers. 

#TheKillerQuestion is a mixed-media thriller, set in the world of pub quizzing. Quiet country pub, The Case is Altered, has its weekly pub quiz distributed by the arrival of a new team who are winning every week. They must be cheating, but how? And does their arrival have anything to do with the body pulled from the nearby river? 

Out 4th September, get the drinks in and the quiz sheets at the ready, someone’s not playing fair 🍻
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