The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

** WINNER OF THE CRIME & THRILLER BRITISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ** * THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'The queen of tricksy crime. Every page is a joy' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Even better than The Appeal' - GUARDIAN 'Brilliant - a mind-bending, heartwarming mystery not to be missed' - OBSERVER 'Wonderful. An ingenious and wholly satisfying final reveal' - BRIAN MCGILLOWAY 'It totally foxed me. So clever and totally brilliant' - LISA HALL It's time to solve the murder of the century... Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of a famous children's book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. Wanting to know more, he took it to his English teacher Miss Iles, not realising the chain of events that he was setting in motion. Miss Iles became convinced that the book was the key to solving a puzzle, and that a message in secret code ran through all Twyford's novels. Then Miss Iles disappeared on a class field trip, and Steven has no memory of what happened to her. Now, out of prison after a long stretch, Steven decides to investigate the mystery that has haunted him for decades. Was Miss Iles murdered? Was she deluded? Or was she right about the code? And is it still in use today? Desperate to recover his memories and find out what really happened to Miss Iles, Steven revisits the people and places of his childhood. But it soon becomes clear that Edith Twyford wasn't just a writer of forgotten children's stories. The Twyford Code has great power, and he isn't the only one trying to solve it... Perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Alex Pavesi and S.J. Bennett, The Twyford Code will keep you up puzzling late into the night.

Even better [than The Appeal].. This fiendishly clever book manages to be both tricksy and surprisingly moving * Guardian *
A "cancelled" book is at the heart of Hallett's much-acclaimed, complex novel. Elegant, puzzling metafictional writing that pleasurably tasks readers with extricating the truth * Financial Times *
Hallett has aced it... Every page is a joy, with laugh-out-loud moments even as the plot becomes more outlandish, and the startling final reveal crowns Hallett as the queen of unreliable narrators * Sunday Times *
A tour de force - a genuinely complex puzzle with real clues to be solved... A mind-bending, heartwarming mystery that is not to be missed * Observer *
A big-hearted, ingeniously constructed mystery ... a book that will engage your emotions as much as your wits * Sunday Express *
A thoroughly unusual thriller * Daily Mail *
A brilliantly clever, deceptive mystery with a unique twist * Heat *
The Twyford Code turned my brain inside out. It totally foxed me. So clever and totally brilliant -- Lisa Hall, author of THE PARTY
Enid Blyton meets Agatha Christie with a cracking twist. Witty and wonderful -- Marion Todd, author of LIES TO TELL
A wonderful book, clever and surprisingly compassionate, constantly wrong-footing the reader on its way to an ingenious and wholly satisfying final reveal -- Brian McGilloway
Fiendishly clever... Golden Age Christie-esque puzzle meets The Usual Suspects. Outstanding. Unlike anything you'll ever read -- Imran Mahmood, author of I KNOW WHAT I SAW
I thoroughly enjoyed it. It really pulls you in, and makes for addictive reading -- Faith Martin, author of A FATAL TRUTH
If you love a puzzle, you'll enjoy this novel packed full of mystery and intrigue. Perfect for Richard Osman and SJ Bennett fans * Yours *
An elegant puzzle of a book, which entombs an exquisite little heart -- Matt Wesolowski, author of SIX STORIES
A multi-layered, multi-voiced mystery unlike anything I've read before. It's packed with tricky clues, red herrings and cunning acrostics, but ultimately it packs an emotional punch you don't see coming -- Kate Griffin, author of KITTY PECK AND THE MUSIC HALL MURDERS

Janice Hallett studied English at UCL, and spent several years as a magazine editor, winning two awards for journalism. After gaining an MA in Screenwriting at Royal Holloway, she co-wrote the feature film Retreat. Her debut novel, The Appeal, was a Sunday Times bestseller, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, and her second, The Twyford Code, spent over a month in the hardback top ten. When not indulging her passion for global adventure travel, she is based in West London.

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ISBN 13	9781788165310
ISBN 10	1788165314
Titel	The Twyford Code
Autor	Janice Hallett
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Profile Books Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2022-01-13
Seitenanzahl	384
Preise	Winner of British Book Awards 2023 (UK), Short-listed for Capital Crime Awards 2023 (UK), Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2023 (UK)
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