THE KILLER QUESTION

JANICE HALLETT

The Killer Question by veteran mystery writer Janice Hallett appeals on multiple levels. Her unique style of using emails, phone messages, and other correspondence makes for an engaging style that moves the book along rapidly.

The author uses a divided timeline, and she does it well. At present, we find out that an unknown man is trying to launch an idea for a true crime documentary about his missing relatives. Then we go back to 2019 to a pub or bar, as it's known in the UK. And last, the reader lands in 2014 amid an ambitious police investigation. What makes the book a steamroller is that all of the timelines come together nicely, and each timeline presents questions that the reader will be unable to solve until the end of the book. The law enforcement investigation that interweaves all of the events and presents unknowns that the reader will be compelled to explore while turning the pages rapidly. The author has presented crime and its victims and imbued the characters with a sense of humor, which is refreshing. The investigation interweaves all the events and presents unknowns that the reader will be compelled to explore while rapidly turning the pages. The author has presented crime and its victims and imbued the characters with a sense of humor, which is refreshing.

The book moves along rapidly as the reader gets used to the writer's use of emails, text messages, and WhatsApp messages, which is a lovely reflection of where we are in society. Hallett has written numerous books, and I advise the reader to check out all of them, especially The Appeal, The Examiner, and The Alperton Angels.