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The killer question / Janice Hallett.
"A mystery that takes place at a pub's weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781668083536 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 436 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2025.
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| Subject: | Bars (Drinking establishments) > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Trivia > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Halle | 31681010435477 | FICTION | Checked out | 11/21/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
"Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called The Case is Altered where a weekly trivia game has revived its flagging fortunes--that is, until a body is found in the nearby river. Soon after, a mysterious new team arrives and shakes up the diverse field of regulars by scoring top marks in every round...every week. Meanwhile, Sue and Mal have a secret of their own. Before arriving here, they were caught up in a secret police operation which meant they had to leave town--and whatever happened backthen seems to have finally caught up with them. Five years later, the pub lies derelict, and their nephew Dominic is determined to make a documentary about their story. What happened at this unassuming pub? And can a single question really kill?"-- - Baker & Taylor
A weekly trivia night has revived Sue and Mal Eastwoodâs struggling rural pub, until a body is found nearby and a suspiciously successful new team arrives; five years later the pub lies derelict and the Eastwoodâs nephew Dominic is determined to discover what happened. - Simon and Schuster
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Janice Hallett, âthe new queen of crimeâ (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pubâs weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence.
Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called The Case is Altered where a weekly trivia game has revived its flagging fortunesâthat is, until a body is found in the nearby river. Soon after, a mysterious new team arrives and shakes up the diverse field of regulars by scoring top marks in every round...every week.
Meanwhile, Sue and Mal have a secret of their own. Before arriving here, they were caught up in a secret police operation which meant they had to leave townâand whatever happened back then seems to have finally caught up with them.
Five years later, the pub lies derelict, and their nephew Dominic is determined to make a documentary about their story. What happened at this unassuming pub? And can a single question really kill?
