In The Appeal, a British family’s two-year-old granddaughter, Poppy, has brain cancer. Her doctor has recommended a new US treatment not yet approved for NIH use. It costs a staggering $350,000. The family’s friends set up an online appeal. They run events to raise money to save Poppy. But something seems fishy to nurse Sam.
The novel is completely epistolatory with emails, texts, and notes keeping the plot moving. It is also a mystery with possibly multiple guilty parties. Is the doctor scamming the parents? Is the family scamming their friends? What secrets are about to be revealed about multiple people within the book? There are many truly unique characters populating The Appeal. The book seems almost Christie-like in its look inside people’s minds. 4 stars!
Thanks to Atria Books and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.