The Killer Question

Janice Hallett, "the new queen of crime" (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pub's 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 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 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?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 09/23/2025
ISBN: 9781668083536
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.15d

Review Citations: Library Journal 06/20/2025 pg. 5
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2025
Publishers Weekly 07/21/2025