This book was a lot like her earlier books where you are solving the mystery through a collection of text messages, emails and other communications and without narration.

It was fun to piece together what happened even if the ending wasn’t a surprise if you’d been paying attention! All in all it was a fun book even if all the characters were pretty awful.

Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book. I am a huge fan of Janice Hallett's books. The book is entirely in the format of correspondence of various types and transcriptions of calls/meetings. Most of it is from the point of view of an author trying to write a book about a cult tragedy from about 18 years ago and her competition with another author writing about the same topic. As the reader follows her investigation, there ends up being some repetitiveness which slowed the book down for me. I also wish I could see the emojis which hopefully will be included in the final e-book. I enjoyed the insights into the publishing industry and the true crime fan community. Once again, the author provided a clever mystery with a unique premise completely different from her previous books. I'm looking forward to the author's next book.

4 stars- enjoyed this one, especially the format of the first section.thank you to the publisher & netgalley for the oppty to read the arc.

This book is a BLAST. I loved Janice Hallett's The Appeal, but for whatever reason the Twyford Code (which was told through voice memos) didn't quite work as well for me. The Alperton Angels hit a similar note to the Appeal for me, thanks to the distinctive voices of Amanda and Ellie. I found the mystery a bit overly complicated, but it was still compelling, touching, and funny.

Thank you to Atria for the eARC and physical ARC! This was such a treat as Janice Hallett is one of my favorite authors.
Alexa, play “Mastermind” by Taylor Swift. This novel!!! Janice Hallett is an auto-buy, must read for author for me. Her 3rd novel is ambitious and captivating. I stayed up far too late reading it, just as I did with her first novel, The Appeal. This is a master class in mystery and reader engagement. These epistolary novels are her signature and I’m all in. If you love mysteries, trying to figure out twists and whodunits, this is the book for you. It’s fast paced, never boring, and keeps you guessing and going over every detail. What a pleasure to read! 5 stars and more if I could give them!

I'm a big fan of Janice Hallett's. I absolutely devoured The Appeal and gave it an easy five stars. Unfortunately, this book just didn't feel like it had the same spark as her debut. I still love the use of mixed-media storytelling. It propels the book along at a quick pace, perfect for thrillers. The twists and turns in this book were just as good as her first two. I didn't see any of it coming and was completely captivated by the last third of the book. The premise was completely original which is hard to find in the thriller/mystery genre.

However, I didn't quite enjoy any of the characters. Mostly because it was hard to get a grip on their personalities. Many times I thought I figured them out and they would do something or say something that seemed absurd for them. They seemed a little scattered. Also, I didn't totally appreciate some of the anti-Catholic sentiments that were woven through the story. They were unnecessary and harmful.

Overall, it was another good book by Hallett that is perfect for fans of her other works and true crime fans.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria books for the ARC. Janice Hallet has such a clever way of telling stories and drawing a reader into the world. What starts as a simple story about a former cult expands into so much more. Hallet’s characters are interesting and endearing. The mystery was a page turner trying to piece all the parts together. This is probably my favorite work of hers so far! Definitely recommend to all mystery fans!

This is the latest from Janice Hallett and once again she gives us her modern trademark style of mystery that involves the reader. More in the vein of The Appeal than The Twyford Code, this is another irresistibly page-turning mystery. And I am a total sucker for it. I read so many thrillers, or even simply books, that reading one of Janice's books is so much fun because I don't see it done in any other books. It's refreshing!

Anyone who has read her books before should love this one because her style is the same as her past books. And if you haven't read anything from Hallett, this is the time to start.

What ensues is told as a patchwork of text messages, emails, transcriptions, extracts from books and scripts, etc. This is a format I simply never get tired of! Because of the format used, it can feel very drawn out. There is no clear storyline and a confusing multitude of characters, who may or may not reappear later in the book.

It is a fun, entertaining, and humorous on occasion, mystery. This would have been the perfect fall mystery! With that all said, it does require patience and paying attention to detail to follow the many threads and all the twists and turns on the path to uncovering the truth. And in the end, The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels is a story about deception, resentment and professional rivalry as much as it is a crime novel. It relies not so much on plot twists but on shifting the reader’s perception of what the story is really about.