I love Hallett’s original and somewhat unconventional crime stories. She does not write traditional narratives but rather uses documents and other devices to tell her stories with great effect, just as she does in this, her fifth book, with emails, text messages and essays. It is a book that asks a reader to pay attention and then richly rewards them.
Six students have embarked on a Master’s level course. They are Jem, Cameron, Jonathan, Ludya, Patrick and Alyson. They are from different backgrounds, vary in age and have different talents and histories. They are intensely thrown together in the program.
The Examiner of the title is tasked with reviewing the work of these students. This examiner has many questions. Will there be answers?
This book is such an intriguing one. I very much enjoyed it.
A note: I listened to part of this as an audio book. This helped me to distinguish the characters early on.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Atria for this title. All opinions are my own.
Pub date: 10 September 2024
464 pages
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I’ve only read The Appeal by this author but I really liked the unconventional way of telling the story.
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Me too. I was delighted to hear her speak
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