The Examiner

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*** FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE APPEAL ***

'Agatha Christie for the 21st century' - THE TIMES
'The queen of tricksy crime' - SUNDAY TIMES

Six Students. One Murder. Your Time Starts Now...
The students of Royal Hastings University's new Multimedia Art course have been trouble from day one. Acclaimed artist Alyson wants the department to revolve around her. Ludya struggles to balance her family and the workload. Jonathan has management experience but zero talent for art. Lovely Patrick can barely operate his mobile phone, let alone professional design software. Meanwhile blustering Cameron tries to juggle the course with his job in the City and does neither very well. Then there's Jem. A gifted young sculptor, she's a promising student... but cross her at your peril.

The year-long course is blighted by accusations of theft, students setting fire to one another's artwork, a rumoured extra-marital affair and a disastrous road trip. But finally they are given their last assignment: to build an interactive art installation for a local manufacturer. With six students who have nothing in common except their clashing personal agendas, what could possibly go wrong

The answer is: murder. When the external examiner arrives to assess the students' essays and coursework, he becomes convinced that a student was killed on the course and that the others covered it up. But is he right And if so, who is dead, why were they killed, and who is the murderer Only a close examination of the evidence will reveal the truth. Your time starts now...

Reviews

'PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR

'Another cracking mystery from a highly original author' - Observer

'Agatha Christie for the 21st century' - The Times

'The queen of tricksy crime' - Sunday Times

'Clever and captivating, and delivers a brilliant twist that will delight fans' - Sunday Express

'As ever, the author's control of the material is masterly' - Guardian

Author Bio

Janice Hallett's bestselling debut novel, The Appeal, was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and won the CWA Debut Dagger Award. The Twyford Code, was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year. Her latest, The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller and a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. She lives in West London.