The Key In The Lock: A haunting historical mystery steeped in explosive secrets and lost love

Name: The Key In The Lock: A haunting historical mystery steeped in explosive secrets and lost love
Rating: 3.6666667461395264 (3 reviews)

Beth Underdown

Jan 2022 · Penguin UK

3 reviews

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'Haunting, vivid and urgent' Stacey Halls
'Absorbing, beautifully written' Rosie Andrews
'An ingenious page turner' The Times

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Inside lies a secret that won't stay hidden . . .

The Great War is ending, but it has taken Ivy's son. Ivy is consumed by discovering what happened to her boy out there in the trenches, while her husband only wants to forget.

Then a man comes back into Ivy's life who can help her find out. A man who once stole Ivy's heart. A man who also lost his son to a tragedy. A man whose name she hasn't spoken in thirty years.

As Ivy questions her part in the fire at Polneath House, she unlocks a secret that's been burning ever since. But will the truth destroy her - or set her free?

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'It will recruit fans of Du Maurier and Waters' Patrick Gale

'A story of smouldering secrets, lingering guilt and hidden love' Daily Express

'The perfect gothic novel' Stuart Turton

'This is a novel of true elegance, deftly and satisfyingly plotted' Imogen Hermes Gowar

'Atmospheric and rich with evocative detail' Harriet Tyce

'An intriguing, elegantly constructed gothic mystery' Sunday Times

'A smouldering gothic mystery that slowly envelopes you' Joseph Knox

'Haunting, vivid and urgent' Stacey Halls 'Absorbing, beautifully written' Rosie Andrews 'An ingenious page turner' The Times -------------- Inside lies a secret that won't stay hidden . . . The Great War is ending, but it has taken Ivy's son. Ivy is consumed by discovering what happened to her ...

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3 reviews

Alison Robinson

January 27, 2022

Gah, wrote a review and my iPad lost it. In 1888 Ivy is a young woman in a small town in Cornwall. In 1919 as a mother she reflects on the tragic events of Christmas 1888 and how they have shaped her life. The reader only gradually discovers what Ivy did, sadly none of the plot ‘twists’ were particularly original and were signalled so well in advance that I was almost perpetually unsurprised. I found Ivy an unsympathetic character and that may have coloured my view of the book. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

About the author

Beth Underdown lectures in creative writing at the University of Manchester. Her debut, The Witchfinder's Sister, was a Richard & Judy pick, a Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the HWA Debut Crown Award in 2017. The Key in the Lock is her second book and was a Sunday Times historical fiction pick and received wide acclaim. This is her third book.

Beth Underdown lectures in creative writing at the University of Manchester. Her debut, The Witchfinder's Sister, was a Richard & Judy pick, a Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the HWA Debut Crown Award in 2017. The Key in the Lock is her second book and was a Sunday Times historical fiction ...

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