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The Christmas Appeal is a 2023 mystery novella by British author Janice Hallett and a seasonal continuation of the story introduced in The Appeal. It returns to the Fairway Players, an amateur theatre group whose Christmas production becomes entangled with a suspicious death. The case is reconstructed through emails, messages, and other documents, making the novella suited to readers who enjoy epistolary mysteries and puzzles assembled from conflicting accounts.
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Is The Christmas Appeal connected to The Appeal?
Yes. Janice Hallett returns to the Fairway Players in this 2023 seasonal continuation of The Appeal. The same amateur theatre group remains at the center of the mystery.
What play are the Fairway Players producing in The Christmas Appeal?
The group is rehearsing a fundraising Christmas production of Jack and the Beanstalk. During the performance, a body dressed as Santa emerges from the beanstalk. [Publisher synopsis](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Christmas-Appeal/Janice-Hallett/The-Appeal-Series/9781668035887)
What format does The Christmas Appeal use?
The mystery is assembled from Christmas letters, emails, text messages, and police transcripts. Femi Hassan and Charlotte Holroyd examine those documents to work out who died and whether foul play was involved.
Who investigates the mystery in The Christmas Appeal?
Femi Hassan and Charlotte Holroyd are the young lawyers assigned to review the evidence. Their document-based investigation gives readers the same clues they use to reconstruct the Fairway Players' Christmas disaster.
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