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 edit

  • The Appeal (2021)[7]
  • The Twyford Code (2022)[8]
  • The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels (2023)
  • The Christmas Appeal (2023)
  • The Examiner (2024)

References edit

  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.