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What a fun read! I very much enjoyed this book. It‘s quirky and entertaining with some fascinating characters. I could just imagine all the bickering taking pace between and within the quiz teams. There are a few twists, turns and surprises along the way. It‘s very much a page turner with some laugh out loud moments. It‘s another winner from Janice Hallett for me.

A library book to read. I Iove Janice Hallett‘s books.

If I hadn‘t started this last night as I was falling asleep, it would have been a one-day read for me. I love Janice Hallett, I‘ll read anything she puts out. I had a couple of good snorts of laughter throughout this and while I understand why people thought the first half kinda dragged, I enjoyed the repetitiveness. The one-star reviews killed me.

I‘m sad to say I didn‘t love this book as much as I wanted too, and the ending kind of felt a bit like what, that‘s it? I love Janice‘s books but they aren‘t all hits for me.

3.75/5

The premise for this one wasn‘t as strong out the gate as her previous novels but the second half redeems it - and I was HOOKED - I‘ve been in such a reading slump of late and this managed to get me to read my Sunday away!

Wow, I managed to guess a bit of this--that may be a first for me with Hallett! It's possibly because I listened to it. Honestly, I don't know if I could read most of her books in print--it's the amazing cast of dozens of British accents that really does it for me.

I found the plot a little disappointing in terms of justice, and some of the characters rambled on oddly with no payoff, but it was mostly good twisty fun.

#HauntedShelf #ScreamTeam

I'm always excited for a new Janice Hallett, and as a former Triviamaster at my local Brewery this one was the perfect palate cleanser for me. It is ridiculous and over-the-top, the first section is a bit overlong and repetitive, but I just don't care. It was as entertaining as I'd hoped, and I thoroughly enjoyed the ride.

There's nothing odd or creepy about the Shadow Knights.

ARC read on behalf of Station Books.

Another funny, twisty, epistolary mystery from Janice Hallett - this one revolving around a local pub quiz.

Great fun as always. Parodies the eccentricities of British life in a very amusing way. I was more invested in the quiz drama than I was in the actual mystery!

Could have done with losing 100 pages or so, and the plot was completely ridiculous, but still a raucous and entertaining read.

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U.S. cover reveal! September 2025