And when she arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten by the luxurious ‘smart’ home fitted out with all modern conveniences by a picture-perfect family. When Rowan stumbles across the advert, it seems like too good an opportunity to miss: a live-in nanny position, with a very generous salary. from the first gripping page to the last shocking twist’ ERIN KELLY, author of He Said/She Said If psychological thrillers excite you, then 'The Turn of The Key' is the perfect new novel to add to your reading list.Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery, Thrillerįull of spellbinding menace, The Turn of the Key is a gripping modern-day haunted house thriller from international bestseller Ruth Ware. This eerie story will keep the readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page. It's for the readers to discover who exactly killed the child, if not her. A nasty housekeeper, a handyman, a poison garden, and a secret attic in the house add to the mysteries about the ancient house.

Meanwhile, Rowan started experiences weird and spooky things in the house. Soon after taking up the job, the Elincourts left Rowan with kids to work on a project. In fact, one of the kids even warned her saying “the ghosts wouldn’t like it”. With such a great opportunity in hand, Rowan dismissed some warning signs like- four nannies leaving the job in the past 14 months. The app allowed the Elincourts to survey all the rooms, talk through speakers, control the lights, and even the locks. She visited the Heatherbrae House in the Scottish Highlands for a job interview and was surprised to notice that the luxurious home had all modern facilities, including a smart home app 'Happy'. The vacancy was for a live-in nanny to take care of four kids and the salary was too generous.

And thus starts her story in the letters: Rowan Caine was searching for a job when she stumbled upon an advert, which seemed too good to be true. She is accused of murdering a child, but she claims to be innocent.

The story begins with Rowan writing a series of letters from a prison to a renowned barrister. Just like James, Ware's story is about a woman who takes up the job of a nanny at a luxurious home but one of the kids dies and the nanny is now awaiting her trial for the murder. Ruth Ware's new psychological thriller ' The Turn of The Key' pays homage to Henry James' 1898 paranormal novel 'The Turn of the Screw'.

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