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Janice Hallett



A former magazine editor and award-winning journalist,  Janice Hallett has written speeches and articles for, among others, the Cabinet Office, Home Office and Department for International Development. 

In screenwriting, Janice's first feature film RETREAT was released by Sony Pictures (co-written and directed by Carl Tibbetts) which starred Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell. Janice’s stage plays have been performed at Theatre503, The White Bear, Hen & Chickens and TheatreN16. She was also one of six female playwrights selected by All The Rage Theatre for its Seize The Stage festival at Rich Mix. Her play NETHERBARD has twice been performed by Budding Rose Productions. Janice has had television scripts in development with Slim Film & TV and with Retort (part of FreemantleMedia). Her sitcom TWO LADIES was  performed at the Museum of Comedy in June 2019.​Janice was selected for the Triforce Creative Network year-long mentoring scheme and featured on the BBC New Talent Hotlist. She won Best New Screenplay in the 2014 British Independent Film Festival.

 

Awards: Nibbies (2023), CWA (2022)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Children's Fiction, Fantasy, Cozy Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Fairway Players
   0. The Christmas Appeal (2023)
   1. The Appeal (2021)
   2. The Silent Appeal (2026)
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Novels
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Collections
   Monstrous Tales (2025) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Janice Hallett
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Murder in Harrogate (2024)
Stories inspired by the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
edited by
Vaseem Khan

Awards
2023 British Book Award Crime and Thriller Book of the Year : The Twyford Code
2022 ILP John Creasey First Novel : The Appeal

Award nominations
2025 Short Story Dagger (shortlist) : Why Harrogate?
2025 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
2023 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Twyford Code
2022 CrimeFest: Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award (nominee) : The Appeal
2022 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : The Appeal
2022 British Book Award Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (shortlist) : The Appeal


Janice Hallett recommends
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Such a Nice Girl (2026)
Andrea Mara
"Warning: Don't start Such a Nice Girl if you have anything urgent to do... This dark mystery about two mothers and two daughters is pitch perfect, with great characters, a deviously twisting plot and a pace that breaks the speed limit. An all-round stunning thriller from the queen of the tangled web. Such a fabulous read!"
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Mars One (2026)
Charlotte Robinson
"With the tension of a launch-pad countdown and the intrigue of an international spy thriller, Mars One is an explosive debut novel that's out of this world. I genuinely felt I'd left earth behind and was heading towards Mars with the characters... that's the litmus test of great writing. Charlotte Robinson is one to watch."
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Five Silver Spoons (2026)
(Hope Fenton, book 1)
Sam Steele
"There go my fingernails! One of this year's most stylist crime debuts."

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