Janice Hallett

Janice Hallett (born 1969) is a British journalist, screenwriter, and author of mystery novels. Her debut, The Appeal, is the UK's second bestselling fiction debut of 2021^[1] and won for her the 2022 CWA New Blood Dagger.^[2]

She studied screenwriting at Royal Holloway, University of London and English language at University College London. In 2011, she co-wrote Retreat, a 2011 British horror-thriller film. She worked as a journalist for the Department for International Development. She also worked at Cosmetics International.^[3]

Hallett's 2022 book, The Twyford Code, was listed as one of the "Best books of 2022: Crime fiction" by the Financial Times.^[4]

In 2023, the Japanese edition of The Appeal, translated by Ran Yamada, was nominated for the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Mystery Fiction in Translation.^[5][6]

Bibliography

• The Appeal (2021)^[7]
• The Twyford Code (2022)^[8]
• The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels (2023)^[9]
• The Christmas Appeal (2023)
• The Examiner (2024)^[10][11]
• A Box Full of Murders (2025)^[12]
• The Killer Question (2025)^[13]