I absolutely loved this! I devoured the whole thing on a long haul flight. I’ve read all of Janice Hallett’s books and every single one has been 5 stars.
Another unique concept, with twists and turns you won’t see coming.

Once again, Janice Hallett has created a novel full of suspense, humour and drama - and one where the twists just keep on coming!
I love quizzes - both in person and on tv so when I heard about " The Killer Question", I had to read it. I had no doubt that this would be a twisty, entertaining read.
The setting in a pub called The Case is Altered, a rural pub, formerly the home of a popular quiz night and now best known for the murder for its doorstep.
As usual, the storyline is told via the texts/whatsapp
between our protoganists over the preceeding months.
And we soon discover the individual cliques, and personalities of the group of landlords and quizzers - and with how serious some individuals take the quiz and the lengths they will go to in order to win - some of the conversations are genuinely hilarious.
Along with the smaller mysteries that are occurring and the backstory involving certain characters.
And the reader is soon drawn into the darker puzzle of the storyline as we endeavour to determine what has really been happening during the final quiz night!
Just brilliant!

I love Hallett’s writing style. Rather than being told in a more traditional format, she pulls the reader into the story by making you an investigator in the case. We read through messages between the main players, background reports and quiz sheets. I also particularly liked the idea of someone trying to create a true crime documentary about The Case and what went on and revealing bits of information at a time to keep the viewer (and us as readers) hooked.

There are always twists in the tale with Hallett and this one is no exception. I love trying to figure out what it’s going to be but I do also enjoy it when I’ve missed some and I get a surprise along the way.

There is a lot going on with this one but Hallett still manages to pull it all together and I felt she gave us a satisfying ending to the story.

I loved the quiz stuff. Me and my friends used to have a regular monthly catch up at our local quiz and whilst it was only ever about catching up and having a bit of fun you do get pulled in to the competitive side of it and start really wanting to do well, particularly against certain other teams, so I related to that a lot.

I absolutely blasted through this in about 24 hours because Hallett’s writing always has me gripped and because of the nature of her style the pages aren’t particularly condensed with writing so it’s very easy reading.

This is another hit for me. If you love “Only Murders in the Building” this would probably hit the spot for you.

The front covers of Janice Hallet's bookshave seemed inescapable for the last couple of years. They've been on my 'muzt get around to reading them' list for ages. I wish I'd got there sooner.
A fun, clever read which often had me laughing out loud.
Great fun and more Janice Hallet summer reading ahead for me.

If you love a quiz and you love a mystery, this is the book for you. I loved the twists and turns and characterisation was as on point as ever. No one can capture the quietly simmering tensions of a community quite like Janice Hallett!