The Key In The Lock

<p><b>'Echoes of Daphne Du Maurier . . . an intriguing elegantly constructed gothic mystery' </b><i>Sunday Times</i><br>'<b><i>The Key in the Lock </i></b><b>demands to be devoured whole'</b> Stacey Halls author of <i>Mrs England</i><br><br><b>A captivating story of burning secrets and buried shame and of the loyalty and love that rises from the ashes.</b><br> --------------<br><br> <i>'I still dream every night of Polneath on fire...'</i><br><br> 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.<br><br> 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.<br><br> <b>A <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> HISTORICAL FICTION PICK </b><br><br> --------------<br><b>'Intriguing beguiling and surprising until the very end - I was transfixed' </b>Claire Fuller author of <i>Unsettled Ground</i><br><br> <b>'Absorbing beautifully written . . . Everything I enjoy in a gothic mystery'</b> Rosie Andrews author of <i>The Leviathan</i><br><br><b>'The Key in the Lock is an absolute triumph! Dark clever and utterly enthralling this is historical fiction - and storytelling - at its absolute best' </b>Elizabeth Macneal author of <i>The Doll Factory</i> and <i>Circus of Wonders</i><br><br><b>'A beautifully observed novel. Intriguing beguiling and surprising until the very end - I was transfixed and moved by Underdown's storytelling' </b>Claire Fuller author of <i>Unsettled Ground</i><br><br><b>'Brilliantly twisty dripping with mystery and utterly heartbreaking'</b> Emily Koch author of <i>Keep Him Close</i><br><br> <b>'A gothic mystery of the highest order. Chilling sad beautiful and so elegantly conjured'</b> Emma Stonex author of <i>The Lamplighters<br> </i><br> <b>'The perfect gothic novel' </b>Stuart Turton<br><br> <b>'Deliciously intriguing from the very first sentence'</b> Sara Collins author of <i>The Confessions of Frannie Langton</i><br><br> <b>'Captivating and elegant and undoubtedly a future classic'</b> Lucie McKnight Hardy author of <i>Water Shall Refuse Them</i><br><br><b>'A masterclass in atmosphere... haunting vivid and urgent. <i>The Key in the Lock </i>demands to be devoured whole'</b> Stacey Halls author of <i>Mrs England</i><br><br><b>'Atmospheric and rich with evocative detail I found myself in tears by the end'</b> Harriet Tyce author of <i>Blood Orange</i><br><br> <b>'A Cornish landscape evocative of Daphne du Maurier . . . brilliantly plotted'</b> Louise Hare author of <i>This Lovely City</i><br><br> <b>'I was captivated by the characters the story and the sinuous seamless plotting' </b>Sarah Hilary author of <i>Fragile</i><br><br><b>'This is a novel of true elegance deftly and satisfyingly plotted'</b> Imogen Hermes Gowar author of<i> The Mermaid and Mr Hancock</i><br><br>'<b>An ingenious page-turner' </b><i>The Times </i><br><br> <b>'A compelling gothic mystery'</b> - <i>Good Housekeeping</i><br><br><b>'An evocative emotional and compelling gothic read'</b> - <i>CultureFly Books to Look Forward to Reading in 2022</i><br><br><b>'With echoes of Daphne du Maurier from its very first Underdown's second novel is an intriguing elegantly constructed gothic mystery' </b><i>Sunday Times</i><br><br><b>'A captivating and atmospheric read'</b> <i>My Weekly</i><br><br><b>'Packed full of secrets eerily atmospheric this is a darkly gothic tale'</b> <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br><b><i>'</i>The gloriously Gothic second novel from Beth Underdown tells a story of smouldering secrets lingering guilt and hidden love'</b> <i>Daily Express</i><br><br><i>'</i>A <b>clever chilling and emotionally charged</b> journey makes The Key In The Lock <b>the perfect novel for a winter's night' </b><i>Buzz Magazine</i></p>