{"product_id":"the-silent-appeal","title":"The Silent Appeal","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \"modern Agatha Christie\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London) Janice Hallett, a follow-up to her blockbuster debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring the Fairway Players as they put on Agatha Christie's play \u003ci\u003eThe Hollow \u003c\/i\u003eand find themselves embroiled in murder, blackmail, and betrayal once again.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome back to Lower Lockwood. The Fairway Players return with Sarah-Jane and Kevin MacDonald as committee cochairs. This year, they have chosen to stage Agatha Christie's \u003ci\u003eThe Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e. But auditions aren't their only problem: Sarah-Jane's sister, Nicky-Rose, is suddenly back in town under mysterious circumstances, having sold her home in Barbados, left her business providing entertainment on cruise ships, and moved back into their mother Carol's house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs always, they're short on men, and new Player Fran Elroy-Jones enlists a young married couple and the husband's cousin to join. But no one wants to play the part of the hated Gerda, leaving Kevin and Sarah-Jane with no option but to reach out to an old member they know would be happy to perform in any role. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs with any production, tensions run high, and our intrepid lawyers Femi and Charlotte are tasked with uncovering exactly what happened on the opening night of \u003ci\u003eThe Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e--and whether the correct person has taken the blame.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48515603693817,"sku":"9781668083710","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_7cb09344-7869-4c5b-92ec-fb90338fde3a.jpg?v=1781208083","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/the-silent-appeal","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}