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* THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SMASH-HIT THE APPEAL *

'Murderously good' - DAILY EXPRESS
'An addictive whodunnit' - iPAPER
'So clever, you'll want to read it again' - WOMAN AND HOME

The answer is murder.
The question is whodunnit?

A quiet country pub stands…

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Janice Hallett is the queen of telling a story using anything other than straightforward narratives.

This time she uses a WhatsApp chat group, archived police reports and, best of all, TripAdvisor reviews and responses to uncover the mystery of an influx of super-successful pub quiz team who infiltrate the local league to take the top spot every time. Is it a coincidence that a dead body appears behind the pub just as they arrive on the scene?

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