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The Twyford Code

By: Janice Hallett
Narrated by: Thomas Judd
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** WINNER OF THE CRIME & THRILLER BRITISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 **

* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*

It's time to solve the murder of the century...

Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of a famous children's book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. Wanting to know more, he took it to his English teacher Miss Iles, not realising the chain of events that he was setting in motion. Miss Iles became convinced that the book was the key to solving a puzzle, and that a message in secret code ran through all Twyford's novels. Then Miss Iles disappeared on a class field trip, and Steven has no memory of what happened to her.

Now, out of prison after a long stretch, Steven decides to investigate the mystery that has haunted him for decades. Was Miss Iles murdered? Was she deluded? Or was she right about the code? And is it still in use today?

Desperate to recover his memories and find out what really happened to Miss Iles, Steven revisits the people and places of his childhood. But it soon becomes clear that Edith Twyford wasn't just a writer of forgotten children's stories. The Twyford Code has great power, and he isn't the only one trying to solve it...

Perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Alex Pavesi and S.J. Bennett, The Twyford Code will keep you up puzzling late into the night.©2022 Janice Hallett Amateur Sleuths Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Mystery Small Town & Rural Thriller & Suspense Crime Thriller Fiction Exciting Funny Witty Suspense
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This is such an interesting, engaging and unusual story. I loved the main character and was swept away by the mystery. Can’t wait to see what else this author has in store for us in the future. The one drawback to the audiobook is the narrator. Although more than competent, I thought he was entirely the wrong choice of actor. The actual story called for someone who can embody several characters, it’s a shame this wasn’t picked up by the producers and run with. It’s a fantastic opportunity for an actor to showcase their talents. Instead we get a slightly monotone performance of an incredibly characterful book.

Fantastic story, poor choice of narrator.

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A brilliant puzzle! I thoroughly enjoyed Janice Hallett’s first book, The Appeal, and this was another intricately crafted puzzle, which required my complete attention. No wandering off thinking about something else, whilst listening to this one. In some ways, it would have been easier to check back on clues in a printed book, but I like to listen when I am doing things. I will definitely be listening to it again. It is so refreshing to discover such a challenging as well as enjoyable listen.

A brilliant puzzle.

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I couldn’t finish this. The narrator has a pleasant voice and is clearly good at his job but he just can’t play the character. He’s too well spoken to pull off the old boy Londoner, ex con protagonist. Such a shame as I think it could be a good book.

Wrong narrator!

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For me, this was the perfect story- brilliant narration with a storyline that kept me guessing and guessing- didn’t want it to end.
Cannot recommend this highly enough

If you only listen to one book, this should be it.

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I was absolutely hooked from the start. A very different read to my usual but really fascinating.

brilliant book

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