{"product_id":"book-f27r","title":"The Appeal","description":"\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[W]itty, original…a delight.” —\u003ci\u003eTh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ee \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell, this international bestseller and “dazzlingly clever” (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London) murder mystery follows a community rallying around a sick child—but when escalating lies lead to a dead body, everyone is a suspect.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fairway Players, a local theatre group, is in the midst of rehearsals when tragedy strikes the family of director Martin Hayward and his wife Helen, the play’s star. Their young granddaughter has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and with an experimental treatment costing a tremendous sum, their castmates rally to raise the money to give her a chance at survival.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut not everybody is convinced of the experimental treatment’s efficacy—nor of the good intentions of those involved. As tension grows within the community, things come to a shocking head at the explosive dress rehearsal. The next day, a dead body is found, and soon, an arrest is made. In the run-up to the trial, two young lawyers sift through the material—emails, messages, letters—with a growing suspicion that the killer may be hiding in plain sight. The evidence is all there, between the lines, waiting to be uncovered.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA wholly modern and gripping take on the epistolary novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e is a “daring…clever, and funny” (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London) debut for fans of Richard Osman and Lucy Foley.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346762113328,"sku":"10f27r","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346762080560,"sku":"BDf27r","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f27r-cover.jpg?v=1759343487","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f27r","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}