The Killer Question

Janice Hallett,ΓÇ£the new queen of crimeΓÇ¥ (Electric Literature)returns with a freshedge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pubΓÇÖs weekly trivia nightrevealed through quiz categoriesphone messagesand email correspondence. Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called The Case is Altered where a weekly trivia game has revived its flagging fortunesΓÇöthat isuntil a body is found in the nearby river. Soon aftera mysterious new team arrives and shakes up the diverse field of regulars by scoring top marks in every round…every week. MeanwhileSue and Mal have a secret of their own. Before arriving herethey were caught up in a secret police operation which meant they had to leave townΓÇöand whatever happened back then seems to have finally caught up with them. Five years laterthe pub lies derelictand their nephew Dominic is determined to make a documentary about their story. What happened at this unassuming pub? And can a single question really kill?