The Twyford Code: The Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Appeal

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'It totally foxed me. So clever and totally brilliant' - LISA HALL It's time to solve the murder of the century... Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of a famous children's book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. Wanting to know more, he took it to his English teacher Miss Isles, not realising the chain of events that he was setting in motion. Miss Isles became convinced that the book was the key to solving a puzzle, and that a message in secret code ran through all Twyford's novels. Then Miss Isles disappeared on a class field trip, and Steven's memory won't allow him to remember what happened. Now, out of prison after a long stretch, Steven decides to investigate the mystery that has haunted him for decades. Was Miss Isles murdered? Was she deluded? Or was she right about the code? And is it still in use today? Desperate to recover his memories and find out what really happened to Miss Isles, Steven revisits the people and places of his childhood. But it soon becomes clear that Edith Twyford wasn't just a writer of forgotten children's stories. The Twyford Code has great power, and he isn't the only one trying to solve it... Perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Alex Pavesi and S.J. Bennett, The Twyford Code will keep you up puzzling late into the night.

Janice Hallett studied English at UCL, and spent several years as a magazine editor, winning two awards for journalism. After gaining an MA in Screenwriting at Royal Holloway, she co-wrote the feature film Retreat. Her debut novel, The Appeal, was a Sunday Times bestseller, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month. When not indulging her passion for global adventure travel, she is based in West London.

'PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR 'Completely trumps Richard Osman... Hallett uses the epistolatory form to superb effect in this terrific debut' - The Sunday Times 'Witty, clever and completely addictive' - Mail on Sunday 'This witty thriller is giving Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club a run for its money... Amateur sleuths and thespians alike will love it' - Evening Standard 'Very gripping. I loved the ambitious and unusual approach' - Sophie Hannah, bestselling author of Haven't They Grown