{"product_id":"the-christmas-appeal-a-novella-hardcover","title":"The Christmas Appeal: A Novella - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanice Hallett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis immersive holiday caper from the \"modern Agatha Christie\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London) follows the hilarious Fairway Players theater group as they put on a Christmas play--and solve a murder that threatens their production.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Christmas season has arrived in Lower Lockwood, and the Fairway Players are busy rehearsing their festive holiday production of Jack and the Beanstalk to raise money for a new church roof. But despite the season, goodwill is distinctly lacking among the amateur theater enthusiasts with petty rivalries, a possibly asbestos-filled beanstalk, and some perennially absent players behind the scenes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf course, there's also the matter of the dead body onstage. Who could possibly have had the victim on their naughty list? Join lawyers Femi and Charlotte as they investigate Christmas letters, examine emails, and pore over police transcripts to identify both the victim and killer before the curtain closes on their holiday production--for good.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanice Hallett is a former magazine editor, award-winning journalist, and government communications writer. She wrote articles and speeches for, among others, the Cabinet Office, Home Office, and Department for International Development. Her enthusiasm for travel has taken her around the world several times, from Madagascar to the Galapagos, Guatemala to Zimbabwe, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. A playwright and screenwriter, she penned the feminist Shakespearean stage comedy \u003ci\u003eNetherBard\u003c\/i\u003e and cowrote the feature film \u003ci\u003eRetreat. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in London and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Twyford Code\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.28 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764267155744,"sku":"9781668035887","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eaa2cdd31d3bcc58e48178cb208ecd54.webp?v=1780247311","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-christmas-appeal-a-novella-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}