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Janice Hallett (Two Ladies, The Appeal, The Twyford Code)
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This week Pilot Clubbers Kay and Abbie talk comedy, crime and what to do if your writing or career has hit a wall with Janice Hallett. Janice's first novel “The Appeal” and was Sunday Times Crime book of the Year and her recently published second, “The Twyford Code” was featured in the latest Guardian round-up of best new crime fiction. Featuring clips from “Two Ladies” with Tracy-Ann Oberman, Arabella Weir, Amer Chadha Patel, Robert Webb, Anna Crilly and Dan Mersh and resident actor Emily Chase.
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