The Turn of the Key

Ware, Ruth

ISBN 10: 1787300439 / ISBN 13: 9781787300439

Published by Harvill Secker, London, 2019

About this Item

Book Condition, As New: An unread, unused book in perfect condition. The dust jacket is pristine, free from blemishes or tears, all cover artwork remains bright and vibrant, popping with colour. Original black hardcover binding remains in mint condition. Clean text block, the decorative edges sprayed with keys are perfect - a wonderful feature. Pages are tightly bound, clean and tidy throughout, never thumbed or opened.

A first edition hardback signed by the author, featuring decorative sprayed edges, highly collectible as a signed first printing of this internationally successful thriller. Signed copies with unique design features (such as sprayed edges) are significantly rarer than standard editions, increasing their appeal to genre collectors.

This atmospheric psychological thriller unfolds around a live-in nanny whose escape from a mysterious incident leads to her recounting a chilling sequence of events at an isolated, high-tech smart home. Ware deftly blends modern gothic tension with claustrophobic suspense, layering technological unease, shifting perspectives, and escalating dread to keep readers guessing. With its clever structure and unsettling mood, the novel delivers a gripping exploration of trust, perception, and the unseen dangers lurking behind closed doors.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Turn of the Key
• Publisher: Harvill Secker, London
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787300439
• ISBN 13: 9781787300439
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 3.3W x 16.2H x 24D centimeters 3.3 centimeters width by 16.2 centimeters height by 24 centimeters depth
• Weight: 628 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis

Ruth Ware, the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller returns with another page-turning psychological thriller.

When she stumbles across the advert, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss: a live-in nanny position, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten by the luxurious ‘smart’ home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this picture-perfect family.

What she doesn’t know is that she’s stepping into a nightmare – one that will end with a child dead and her in a cell awaiting trial for murder.

She knows she’s made mistakes. But, she maintains, she’s not guilty – at least not of murder. Which means someone else is.

Full of spellbinding menace, The Turn of the Key is a gripping modern-day haunted house thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.


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Praise for Ruth Ware:

‘Powerfully atmospheric, unguessably twisty…I devoured it’ Louise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House

‘Dark and dramatic...part murder mystery, part family drama, altogether riveting’ A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

‘One of the best thriller writers around’ Independent

‘Agatha Christie meets The Girl on the Train’ The Sun

‘Dark, unsettling, brilliant’ HEAT

‘Deliciously dark and spooky’ Sunday Mirror