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'Echoes of Daphne Du Maurier . . . an intriguing, elegantly constructed gothic mystery' Sunday Times
'The Key in the Lock demands to be devoured whole' Stacey Halls, author of Mrs England
A captivating story of burning secrets and buried shame, and of the loyalty and love that rises from the ashes.
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'I still dream, every night, of Polneath on fire...'
By day, Ivy Boscawen mourns the loss of her son Tim in the Great War. But by night she mourns another boy - one whose death decades ago haunts her still.
For Ivy is sure that there is more to what happened all those years ago: the fire at the Great House, and the terrible events that came after. A truth she must uncover, if she is ever to be free.
A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION PICK
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'Intriguing, beguiling and surprising until the very end - I was transfixed' Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground
'Absorbing, beautifully written . . . Everything I enjoy in a gothic mystery' Rosie Andrews, author of The Leviathan
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'Atmospheric and rich with evocative detail, I found myself in tears by the end' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange
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'With echoes of Daphne du Maurier from its very first, Underdown's second novel is an intriguing, elegantly constructed gothic mystery' Sunday Times
'A captivating and atmospheric read' My Weekly
'Packed full of secrets, eerily atmospheric, this is a darkly gothic tale' Daily Mail
'The gloriously Gothic second novel from Beth Underdown tells a story of smouldering secrets, lingering guilt and hidden love' Daily Express
'A clever, chilling and emotionally charged journey makes The Key In The Lock the perfect novel for a winter's night' Buzz Magazine
- Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
- Product Format:Hardback
- ISBN: XV80241503300
- Author:Underdown, Beth
- Publication Date:2022-01-13
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