Book guide
The Christmas Appeal
Lower Lockwood’s panto season turns deadly when one dead Santa leaves the Fairway Players buried in festive secrets.
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About The Christmas Appeal
Christmas has come to Lower Lockwood, and the Fairway Players are determined to put on the perfect festive pantomime. Their production of Jack and the Beanstalk is meant to raise money for the church roof appeal, but backstage goodwill is in short supply. Rivalries are flaring, committee politics are getting personal, and even the beanstalk itself may be hiding a problem. Then a dead Santa turns the panto into a murder mystery. Told through Hallett’s trademark mix of emails, messages and documents, The Christmas Appeal invites readers to join lawyers Femi and Charlotte as they sift through the evidence, untangle festive feuds and work out not just who is guilty, but what really happened. Sharp, funny and ingeniously plotted, this is a warm, witty Christmas crime caper from the bestselling author of The Appeal.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Light
- Pacing
- Fast
Series
The Appeal · Book 1.5 of 2
Content warnings
- murder
- death
- domestic abuse
- rape mention
- drug use
- alcoholism
- toxic relationship
- classism
