The Turn of the Key
Language: English
Published by Harvill Secker, London, 2019
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Broadhursts of Southport Ltd, Southport, United KingdomBroadhursts of Southport Ltd
AbeBooks seller since May 24, 2004
Condition: Used - As new
US$ 34.07
Quantity: 1 available
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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.…
Seller Inventory # 1412 E
- Title
- The Turn of the Key
- Author
- Ware, Ruth
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker, London
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- As new
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1787300439
- ISBN 13
- 9781787300439
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 628 grams
- Dimensions
- 3.3 centimeters width by 16.2 centimeters height by 24 centimeters depth
- Seller catalogs
- 1st Edition
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
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Broadhursts of Southport Ltd
Southport, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since May 24, 2004
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Broadhursts of Southport Ltd is one of the oldest second-hand and antiquarian bookshops in the country,having been established in 1920 by Charles Kenyon Broadhurst who many years later became President of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association(ABA).The business has traded continuously since then on four floors of our listed mid-nineteenth century building in the centre of Southport.(homepage at www.ckbroadhurst.co.uk)The ground floor is occupied by our New Bookshop,and the other three floors comprise an extensive Childrens Department,eight second-hand book rooms containing upwards of 100.000 titles on most subjects,and two large Rare Book Rooms with a wide and interesting selection of material.Recently an annexe was added to house our considerable stock of Aviation and Military titles. In addition to books,we stock a varied selection of 18th-20th C.prints and maps and operate a bookbinding and restoration service. Our stock is added to constantly with new material coming in every week and we are always keen…
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CK Broadhurt & Co Limited
C K Broadhurst & Co Ltd, Far Lathe Farm
Colne, United Kingdom BB8 7EQ
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