The Examiner

* THE INSTANT TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * * LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR * * A FINANCIAL TIMES CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR * 'The queen of cosy crime' - DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A joy to read' - SUNDAY TIMES Six Students. One Murder. Your Time Starts Now... The mature students of Royal Hastings University's new art course have been nothing but trouble. From accusations of theft and setting fire to one another's artwork, to a rumoured extramarital affair and a disastrous road trip, course leader Gela Nathaniel is at her wits' end. But finally they are given their last assignment: to build an art installation for a local manufacturer. With six students who have nothing in common except their clashing personal agendas, what could possibly go wrong? The answer is: murder. When the external examiner arrives to assess the students' coursework, he becomes convinced that a student was killed on the course and that the others covered it up. But is he right? Only a close examination of the evidence will reveal the truth. Your time starts now... 'I love Janice Hallett beyond words' - INDIA KNIGHT 'Dark, twisty, funny, intelligent and so unpredictable' - CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Janice Hallett serves up another winner' - TOM HINDLE

Janice Hallett's bestselling debut novel, The Appeal, was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and won the CWA Debut Dagger Award. The Twyford Code, was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year. Her third novel, The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller and a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. She lives in West London.