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The Examiner is a 2024 mystery novel by British writer Janice Hallett, told through documents rather than a conventional continuous narrative. Emails, messages, assignments, and other records reveal tensions within a group of students taking a postgraduate art course, while an external examiner tries to determine what happened during the program. The format asks readers to compare conflicting accounts and overlooked details as the campus mystery develops.

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How is Janice Hallett's The Examiner told?

It is assembled from emails, text messages, essays, message boards, and other records rather than a continuous narrator. The external examiner pieces together the mystery by studying those documents from a multimedia art course. [Simon & Schuster](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Examiner/Janice-Hallett/9781668023433)

What is the postgraduate course in The Examiner?

Six students enter a new one-year Multimedia Art master's program at Royal Hastings University, led by Gela Nathaniel. The course is meant to prove its value to the university, but the students' work and relationships become dangerous. [Simon & Schuster](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Examiner/Janice-Hallett/9781668023433)

What mystery does The Examiner revolve around?

The examiner notices that someone may be missing or dead, while a student's work appears to have been stolen and nearly everyone has secrets. The novel begins near the end of the investigation, so the document format reveals clues out of order. [Kirkus Reviews](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/janice-hallett/the-examiner-2/)

When was The Examiner released?

The UK release was September 10, 2024, while the US Atria Books trade paperback page lists June 10, 2025 and a $19.99 list price. That market difference explains why catalog entries can show 2024 while some US listings show 2025. [Kirkus Reviews](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/janice-hallett/the-examiner-2/) [Simon & Schuster](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Examiner/Janice-Hallett/9781668023433)

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