{"product_id":"the-skeleton-key-9781473680920","title":"The Skeleton Key","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***\u003cbr\u003e A TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY MAIL and LITERARY REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR: 'Flawless' SUNDAY TIMES *** 'A rich and fascinating puzzle' MAIL ON SUNDAY *** 'I completely lost myself to this book for a few days' LUCY FOLEY *** 'A deliciously involving page turner' GUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Summer, 2021. Nell has come home at her family's insistence to celebrate an anniversary. Fifty years ago, her father wrote The Golden Bones. Part picture book, part treasure hunt, Sir Frank Churcher created a fairy story about Elinore, a murdered woman whose skeleton was scattered all over England. Clues and puzzles in the pages of The Golden Bones led readers to seven sites where jewels were buried: one by one, the tiny golden bones were dug up until only Elinore's pelvis remained hidden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book was a sensation. A communi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eintricately plotted thriller\u003c\/b\u003e, full of detail and invention, with \u003cb\u003eimpeccably realised settings and characters as monstrous as they are believable\u003c\/b\u003e. Above all it is a \u003cb\u003ecompletely addictive story\u003c\/b\u003e of two families destroyed by success. \u003cb\u003eErin Kelly is a genius\u003c\/b\u003e * Jane Casey *\u003cbr\u003eMoody, propulsive, and \u003cb\u003eone of the most intriguing set ups I've read in years\u003c\/b\u003e. Erin Kelly doesn't put a foot wrong in this \u003cb\u003eatmospheric, original thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Gillian McAllister *\u003cbr\u003eA feat of real ambition and imagination - \u003cb\u003eoriginal, suspenseful, and with complex characters\u003c\/b\u003e that spring irresistibly to life on the page, this is \u003cb\u003eErin Kelly at her finest\u003c\/b\u003e * Louise Candlish *\u003cbr\u003eErin Kelly \u003cb\u003eexcels at twisted family dynamics\u003c\/b\u003e and toxic, compelling characters, and this \u003cb\u003eglorious slice of bohemian gothic showcases all her strengths\u003c\/b\u003e * Ruth Ware *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScary, eerie, moving and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e: a \u003cb\u003ebeautifully-plotted, gorgeously-written\u003c\/b\u003e triumph of a thriller * Nicci French *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twisted treasure hunt\u003c\/b\u003e with a fatal family secret at its heart.\u003cb\u003e Powerful, playful and deeply disturbing. I loved it \u003c\/b\u003e * Sarah Hilary *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA blisteringly good read\u003c\/b\u003e. I simply \u003cb\u003ecouldn't put it down \u003c\/b\u003e * Lucy Dawson *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e; impossible to predict, \u003cb\u003eimpossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e * John Mars *\u003cbr\u003eSuch \u003cb\u003ea clever, intriguing read\u003c\/b\u003e . . .  There's \u003cb\u003elayer upon layer of mystery\u003c\/b\u003e in this frankly \u003cb\u003ebrilliant read\u003c\/b\u003e * Belfast Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eGloriously gothic - a richly layered, \u003cb\u003eutterly compulsive read\u003c\/b\u003e. I completely lost myself to this book for a few days. \u003cb\u003eThis is Erin Kelly at the height of her powers\u003c\/b\u003e * Lucy Foley *\u003cbr\u003eI adored this novel. Treasure hunts, an old book, puzzles \u0026amp; clues, and bone hunters. What more could you want? \u003cb\u003eGothic, complex, character-driven, addictive and intense\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThe PERFECT bookclub thriller for 2022\u003c\/b\u003e * Will Dean *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ehighly imaginative\u003c\/b\u003e time-slip novel about vanity, arrogance, murder and deceit . . . \u003cb\u003eHighly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e, in spite of the vividly described distress of many of the characters, this is \u003cb\u003ean excellent psychological thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eLike all Kelly's novels, it's \u003cb\u003epacy, brilliantly plotted, and full of complex characters and relationships . . . \u003c\/b\u003eOne of my favourite writers is back with a \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e thriller about two families connected by a devastating secret * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003eAlthough this is the kind of dark and twisted thriller we've come to expect from Erin Kelly, \u003ci\u003eThe Skeleton Key\u003c\/i\u003e is also \u003cb\u003ea delicious deep dive into the secrets and grievances\u003c\/b\u003e of one of the most dysfunctional families you're ever likely to meet * Red Online *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003erichly imagined, multi-layered story\u003c\/b\u003e, asking some though-provoking questions about family, art and privilege along the way * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinatingly original\u003c\/b\u003e * Peterborough Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eSpearheading a new wave of Succession-esque fractured family tales . . . Erin Kelly's \u003ci\u003eThe Skeleton Key\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe ultimate entertaining thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eKelly's \u003cb\u003edeftly etched\u003c\/b\u003e depiction of human relations shows how our nearest and dearest often spark in us the \u003cb\u003emost intense of emotions\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times, Thriller on the Month *\u003cbr\u003eEvery autumn needs a gothic mystery and this one is \u003cb\u003ea twisty turny treat\u003c\/b\u003e. Right up there with Kelly's bestselling debut \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Tree\u003c\/i\u003e * The Shift *\u003cbr\u003eBy turns a dysfunctional family drama and \u003cb\u003ea deliciously sinister thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * i *\u003cbr\u003eKelly's realisation of periods stretching back to the 1960s is\u003cb\u003e flawless\u003c\/b\u003e, and her saga of sex, art, fame, money, egos and damaged children is \u003cb\u003eintriguing\u003c\/b\u003e, but it's the psychological thriller strand centred on Frank's daughter Nell that makes it moreish * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003erich and fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e puzzle * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eStands head and shoulders above the rest, for \u003cb\u003eits originality, its ingenuity and its sumptuous realisation of an intensely problematic family . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA gorgeously intricate puzzle of a book\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eAn intricate book within a book, a two-family saga set across different timelines, multi-layered and with subplots galore, it is \u003cb\u003eimaginative, intriguing and absorbing\u003c\/b\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImaginative, vivid, TOTALLY engrossing \u003c\/b\u003e. . . I couldn't put it down * Marian Keyes *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dark treasure hunt, family secrets and plot twists . . . \u003c\/b\u003eAn excellent reminder of why we love reading * Stylist Online *\u003cbr\u003eHer skills for domestic tensions and elegant writing come to the fore . . . The story that is unveiled criss-crosses the years, and intricately unveils the tensions in the author's household and its terrible consequences in \u003cb\u003ea slow burn of a story that grips hard\u003c\/b\u003e with its tragic inevitability in which no one is to be trusted * Crime Time *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deliciously involving page turner\u003c\/b\u003e about art, ambition, toxic families and the perils of success, with meaty characters and long-kept secrets galore * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eErin Kelly is\u003cb\u003e a key practitioner of rigorous psychological crime\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Skeleton Key\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis well up to par . . . Kelly's customary aptitude with different time frames adds finesse to a forceful scenario * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis imaginative novel is a gripping read, full of \u003cb\u003egothic suspense\u003c\/b\u003e * MyWeekly.co.uk *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delight\u003c\/b\u003e, particularly the descriptions of Nell's eccentric and utterly dysfunctional family * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinely crafted\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Moving and moreish * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003etwisty, inventive\u003c\/b\u003e psychological crime novel * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ea compelling story\u003c\/b\u003e of fame, toxic families and the enduring power of love * Daily mail *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851811078487,"sku":"9781473680920","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473680920.jpg?v=1710645494","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-skeleton-key-9781473680920","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}