Spinning another intricate mystery where a close reading of all the evidence is essential, Hallett's delightful page-turner finds the author of The Appeal on top form as an art student winds up dead and suspicion falls on their dysfunctional classmates.
Six Students. One Murder. Your Time Starts Now.
The students of Royal Hastings University's new Multimedia Art course have been trouble from day one. Acclaimed artist Alyson wants the department to revolve around her. Ludya struggles to balance her family and the workload. Jonathan has management experience but zero talent for art. Lovely Patrick can barely operate his mobile phone, let alone professional design software. Meanwhile blustering Cameron tries to juggle the course with his job in the City and does neither very well. Then there's Jem. A gifted young sculptor, she's a promising student... but cross her at your peril.
The year-long course is blighted by accusations of theft, students setting fire to one another's artwork, a rumoured extra-marital affair and a disastrous road trip. But finally they are given their last assignment: to build an interactive art installation for a local manufacturer. With six students who have nothing in common except their clashing personal agendas, what could possibly go wrong?
The answer is: murder. When the external examiner arrives to assess the students' essays and coursework, he becomes convinced that a student was killed on the course and that the others covered it up. But is he right? And if so, who is dead, why were they killed, and who is the murderer? Only a close examination of the evidence will reveal the truth. Your time starts now.
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781800810457
Number of pages: 480
Weight: 700 g
Dimensions: 238 x 162 x 48 mm
Edition: Main
The plot twists form a tottering pile as the tone grows ever darker. Close reading is essential but rewarding for this complicated and unconventional slow burn of a book - Guardian
A joy to read, containing some delicious surprises - Sunday Times
Hallett has firmly established herself as one of the quirkiest and most intelligent of British crime writers... Forensic attention to the text is required, but the results are manifold - Financial Times
With a narrative built almost entirely from online messages, Hallett offers an engrossing tale of conspiracy and murder... An impressive novel - Literary Review
As ever with Hallett, The Examiner is told in an innovative way... I can't fault Hallett's ingenuity and her characters are a lot of fun - Observer
The queen of 'cosy crime' - Daily Telegraph
Janice Hallett has done it again - Daily Express
The author of The Twyford Code delights with her mysteries told through letters, emails and transcripts. Hallett's latest sees an examiner turn up at a school where he is convinced a student's death has been covered up - iPaper
Janice has the gift for teasing readers with red herrings, and this is no different... Twisty, turny, I didn't know what I was thinking half the time and all the better for it - Belfast Telegraph
Janice Hallett has done it again - Irish News
Beloved for her innovative storytelling and intricate plotting, Hallett delivers a compelling mystery... The novel showcases Hallett's signature blend of suspense and vivid characters, drawing readers into a meticulously crafted plot with surprising twists - Glamour
Fast-paced, funny and clever - Woman's Weekly
Another intricate mystery where a close reading of all the evidence is essential - Cosmopolitan
A smart and unpredictable read that keeps you on your toes. Told with a unique style, this story moves with many twists and turns - Best
Truly twisty... Fast-paced and clever - Woman and Home
The queen of the unconventional narrative mystery strikes again... A totally unique piece of work - Crime Time
The characters are well-observed... Sophisticated and searching - Critic
A suspected murder cover-up by university students is at the heart of the new genre-busting crime novel from the bestselling author of The Appeal - Irish Times
Spinning another intricate mystery, Janice Hallett's The Examiner's delightful page-turner finds the author of The Appeal on top form - The News
After the setting and characters have been richly evoked, Hallett allows the mystery to unfold in a tantalising way... A riveting guessing game from the outset, combining key aspects of the classic whodunnit with near-impossible puzzles more closely related to a howdunnit and whatexactlywasdunanyway. It all makes for an unexpectedly macabre mystery that delivers surprise after surprise as the six - Crime Fiction Lover
The Examiner is a mind blowing, fiendishly clever and devilishly deceptive new thriller so perfect it could only have come from the mind of Janice Hallett and believe me when I say this is a sensation!
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