The Turn of the key

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Call Number: Mystery / Ware, Ruth, Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Ware, Ruth, Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Ware, Ruth
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch

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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes Ruth Ware's highly anticipated fifth novel. When she stumbles across the ad, she's looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss--a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine 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 herself in prison awaiting trial for murder. Writing to her lawyer from prison, she struggles to explain the unravelling events that led to her incarceration. It wasn't just the constant surveillance from the cameras installed around the house, or the malfunctioning technology that woke the household with booming music, or turned the lights off at the worst possible time. It wasn't just the girls, who turned out to be a far cry from the immaculately behaved model children she met at her interview. It wasn't even the way she was left alone for weeks at a time, with no adults around apart from the enigmatic handyman, Jack Grant. It was everything. She knows she's made mistakes. She admits that she lied to obtain the post, and that her behavior toward the children wasn't always ideal. She's not innocent, by any means. But, she maintains, she's not guilty--at least not of murder. Which means someone else is. Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware's signature suspenseful style, The Turn of the Key is an unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time"-- Provided by publisher.

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Book submitted by Clown81 on August 31, 2019, 4:43pm Key.

fun, fast read. submitted by AGAPHD on June 25, 2020, 8:15pm this is a quick and entertaining read. Ruth Ware is a pretty reliable choice for a twisty mystery.

Atmospheric submitted by mbleed on July 27, 2020, 9:19am The plot is good, well paced and in an unsettling setting. Enjoyable

gripping and suspenseful submitted by smgop on August 6, 2020, 6:23pm Very unsettling - a page-turner.

The Turn of the key submitted by yufamily on August 10, 2023, 8:36am Never read Ruth Ware before and found it interesting.

Disappointing submitted by Gillerdeer on August 13, 2023, 6:09pm I've really come to love Ruth Ware's books and I always find them to be interesting and exciting. In particular, I've found that they usually lead up to an exciting and unexpected end. The Turn of the Key starts out very strong. From the first page, I was hooked. The story is told through letters from the main character and narrator to a lawyer who she hopes will represent her, and she promises to tell the full, true story of how she ended up on trial. I thought this was a really captivating way to frame the events of the novel. For about 90% of the book, I thought this would be my favorite of Ruth Ware's books. I was on the edge of my seat and couldn't wait for it to be resolved. It had all of the makings of a great thriller -- a creepy setting, suspenseful build-up, several suspicious characters who you aren't sure you can trust -- and I was fully expecting a roller coaster of an ending. And yet it completely fell flat for me. So much so that although I was going to give this 5 stars, I decided to give it 3. For me at least, a disappointing ending changes the whole experience of the book and makes it feel like the build-up wasn't really worthwhile. Without giving too much away, there were several parts of the ending that also didn't make sense and weren't explained, which made it even more disappointing.