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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 6h

📢 Bargain Alert! 📢 Pre-Order Death At The Museum (Book 2 in the #ABoxFullOfMurders series, out next June) online today and @waterstones.bsky.social will give you a tasty 25%-off 🤑 But hurry! Discount only available until 17 October #WPreorder
Click link 👇
www.waterstones.com/book/9780241...

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The AnonyMums - Emilie and Eve @the-anonymums.bsky.social · 2d

Oh thank you, @janicehallett.bsky.social ! Such a kick to know our book is with our idol!

Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 2d

LOVE this! 😍 I met @the-anonymums.bsky.social - Eve Goodfellow and Emilie Castera - who v kindly gave me #ABloodyMerryMurder 🤩 A mumfluencer is killed live online and a detective duo of intrepid school mums are on the case! Longlisted for the CWA Emerging Dagger, I can't wait to dive in! 🙏

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Viper Books @viperbooks.bsky.social · 2d

@janicehallett.bsky.social picks her top five murder mysteries for the iPaper, including @guymorpuss.bsky.social's #ATrialInThreeActs for being 'both shocking and satisfying'. This legal thriller follows a murder trial after an actress is beheaded live on stage... ⚖️

The five best murder mysteries of all time, according to Janice Hallett

The bestselling author of contemporary crime fiction picks the books that have inspired, entertained and intrigued her the most

inews.co.uk

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 2d

LOVE this! 😍 I met @the-anonymums.bsky.social - Eve Goodfellow and Emilie Castera - who v kindly gave me #ABloodyMerryMurder 🤩 A mumfluencer is killed live online and a detective duo of intrepid school mums are on the case! Longlisted for the CWA Emerging Dagger, I can't wait to dive in! 🙏

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 3d

Awesome! Thanks Becde! Happy sleuthing! 🍻🔎🕵️‍♀️

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becde.bsky.social @becde.bsky.social · 3d

Very much looking forward to starting this tonight. @janicehallett.bsky.social I loved the red ribbon @bertsbooks.bsky.social 📚💙

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, well if you’re only going to read one, that’s a GREAT one ❤️

Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 4d

Thrilled to have this in @theipaper.com ‬⁩today!
inews.co.uk/culture/book...

The five best murder mysteries of all time, according to Janice Hallett

The bestselling author of contemporary crime fiction picks the books that have inspired, entertained and intrigued her the most

inews.co.uk

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 5d

Guess where I am? Event at 2.30pm with the lovely @nixawhy.bsky.social and Tim Hubbard 😎 See you all there! #cheltenhamfestivals

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you so much, Sarah! 😘

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 6d

Gasp! 😱 #ABoxFullOfMurders is shortlisted in the Children’s Fiction category of the @booksaremybag.bsky.social #ReadersAwards 2025 sponsored by National Book Tokens. Thank you to every bookshop who voted 🙏
📢 Please click and vote by 26 Oct #ChooseBookshops
www.nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awar...

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 7d

📣 London Diary Date! 📣 20 November at 6.30pm I’m delighted and honoured to be a part of this very special event: A Christie For Christmas alongside Lucy Foley @radiomukhers.bsky.social and @janecasey.bsky.social 🤩 This will be EPIC 😎 For tickets click here 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1747035433...

A Christie for Christmas

Join us for the return of A Christie for Christmas – a festive celebration of all things Agatha Christie!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 8d

Aw, I wish! 😆 Thanks for reading - thrilled you’re enjoying the book!

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Monday! ✍️ Signing more copies of #TheKillerQuestion for independent bookstores 😍 The perfect gift for readers, crime fans, quizzers and anyone who loves a confounding mystery 🕵️‍♀️🔎 Available to order now 🎁 #Christmas2025

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 9d

Awesome 🙌 thanks so much, Brad! Happy quizzing! 🍻🕵️‍♀️🔎

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Brad Friedman @ahsweetmystery.bsky.social · 9d

@janicehallett.bsky.social's latest novel, The Killer Question, is a delight, full of twists and laughs! Plus, it inspired me to create my own Monday pub quiz!! (This one's strictly for mystery fans!) ahsweetmystery.com/2025/10/06/p...

PLAYING THE GAME, PART TWO: The Killer Question (Plus, Ah Sweet Mystery’s Monday Pub Quiz!!!)

And now to open the second box . . . “I’m flattered our quiz means so much to you – it means a lot to me, as you know – but perhaps enjoy it for what it is, an entertaining evenin…

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 10d

Great to chat, Josh! Thanks for coming!

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 10d

📢 Bargain Alert! 📢 #TheExaminer ebook is a Kindle Daily Deal TODAY 😱 This fun-packed thrill-ride through the university course from Hell is now a murderously cheap £1.79 🎓🦂 But Hurry! This is a strictly limited offer ⏰ Happy cut-price sleuthing!
www.amazon.co.uk/Examiner-Jan...

The Examiner: the Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Appeal eBook : Hallett, Janice: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

www.amazon.co.uk

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you @chilternkills.bsky.social 🕵️‍♀️ To all who came to hear the Bestselling Queens @carog.bsky.social @annamazz.bsky.social @nikkismithauthor.bsky.social Claire Douglas and me! Huge thanks to the organisers, the volunteers and the bookseller @chorleywoodbooks.bsky.social 🙏 Happy days!

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 10d

Aw, thank you so much coming along, Hayley, and stopping by to say hi afterwards! Honestly, I envy plotters their breezy structural edits… happy writing! ✍️

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Hayley Dunning @hdunning.bsky.social · 11d

Was an absolute DORK over @janicehallett.bsky.social at the @chilternkills.bsky.social festival just now. I always said she's who I want to be when I grow up, and that's still mostly true, but just a tiny bit less after she said she's a 100% pantser!!😱

Signed title page of The Killer Question by Janice Hallet

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 11d

All set for the Queens of the Bestseller panel at 3pm #chilternkills 🔎🕵️‍♀️

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 12d

It’s tomorrow!! 🤩 Can’t wait for the #ChilternKills festival 🎉 where I’m on the Queens of the Bestseller panel alongside fellow ‘queens’ Claire Douglas @nikkismithauthor.bsky.social @annamazz.bsky.social & @carog.bsky.social 🕵️‍♀️🔎 Hope to see you there! Details at: ChilternKills.com

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 12d

This is tonight!! I’ll be chatting with @poisonedpen.bsky.social LIVE on Facebook and YouTube at 1pm MST/4pm EST or 9pm UK time! Links below 👇

www.facebook.com/thepoisonedp...

www.youtube.com/channel/UCTb...

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 15d

Wow! 🤩 This is a fabulous review 🙏 Thank you so much for reading 🔎🕵️‍♀️

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