The Turn of the Key

Fromthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofInaDark,DarkWood,TheWomaninCabin10,TheLyingGame,andTheDeathofMrs.WestawaycomesRuthWare’shighlyanticipatedfifthnovel.Whenshestumblesacrossthead,she’slookingforsomethingelsecompletely.Butitseemsliketoogoodanopportunitytomiss—alive-innannyingpost,withastaggeringlygeneroussalary.AndwhenRowanCainearrivesatHeatherbraeHouse,sheissmitten—bytheluxurious“smart”homefittedoutwithallmodernconveniences,bythebeautifulScottishHighlands,andbythispicture-perfectfamily.Whatshedoesn’tknowisthatshe’ssteppingintoanightmare—onethatwillendwithachilddeadandherselfinprisonawaitingtrialformurder.Writingtoherlawyerfromprison,shestrugglestoexplaintheunravellingeventsthatledtoherincarceration.Itwasn’tjusttheconstantsurveillancefromthecamerasinstalledaroundthehouse,orthemalfunctioningtechnologythatwokethehouseholdwithboomingmusic,orturnedthelightsoffattheworstpossibletime.Itwasn’tjustthegirls,whoturnedouttobeafarcryfromtheimmaculatelybehavedmodelchildrenshemetatherinterview.Itwasn’teventhewayshewasleftaloneforweeksatatime,withnoadultsaroundapartfromtheenigmatichandyman,JackGrant.Itwaseverything.Sheknowsshe’smademistakes.Sheadmitsthatsheliedtoobtainthepost,andthatherbehaviortowardthechildrenwasn’talwaysideal.She’snotinnocent,byanymeans.But,shemaintains,she’snotguilty—atleastnotofmurder.Whichmeanssomeoneelseis.FullofspellbindingmenaceandtoldinRuthWare’ssignaturesuspensefulstyle,TheTurnoftheKeyisanunputdownablethrillerfromtheAgathaChristieofourtime.