The Turn of the Key: the addictive new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author

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Let’s just say that if you’ve got an Echo, you’re going to unplug it as soon as you finish the book… What Ware does beautifully is infuse The Turn of the Key with a creepy Gothic sensibility. For all of the novel’s contemporary touches—particularly the house’s malevolent smart technology—she has delivered an old-fashioned horror story, peopled by children with ‘eyes full of malice,’ a dour housekeeper straight out of Rebecca and an inscrutable handyman." James’s fictional characters have now taken on a sort of life of their own. In 1968, the late author Rumer Godden moved into Lamb House in Rye, now a National Trust property but once home to Henry James. She lived there for several years and claimed that she could sometimes sense the spectral presence of two watchful children. She thought of them as Miles and Flora. The cast of characters includes an unsuspecting nanny, a creepy housekeeper, and a hunky groundskeeper amid the mists and heather, crumbling stone walls and creaky attics. What more could you ask for?” I think the story line , that a devoted mother with a cheating partner, 1) doesn’t know what’s happening in her own home, 2) allows a perfect stranger to take over the first day she arrives, is ludicrous. Also, the daughter Rihanna, was with her. That she would be arrested was a bit far fetched too.

Ruth wrote stories her whole life, including during her teen years, however, most of those works are in her cupboard never to see the light of day. She did write a fantasy series for young adults under the name Ruth Warburton. Those books were released by Hodder’s Children Books. Flanagan has kept the spine of James’s novella but also draws on the author’s other less well known ‘weird fiction’. He wrote a number of short stories about the supernatural, such as The Jolly Corner and The Romance of Certain Old Clothes, and they have been mined for plotlines, themes and characters. Flanagan calls the series “a Gothic romance”. There is subtle psychological horror, a bit of grand guignol, a love story and a plot strand which is an obvious nod to a well-known much-loved horror film. It’s a heady mix. Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster Canada and Ruth Ware for gifting me an advance copy of this book. This is my first Ruth Ware book and I plan to read more because of the good things I've read about her books. The Turn of the Key takes place in an old home, Heatherbrae House, that has been restored faithfully in parts of it while other parts have been gutted and transformed into the most modern of homes. The entire home has "smart home" features which seem to have been set to an overly intrusive level. Not only that, the features don't always work as intended or don't work at all, making the home seem like it's gone rogue. All this in a very remote setting in the Scottish Highlands. The police think that Rachel and Maddie must have had some sort of altercation that happened in Rachel's room which is how Maddie ended up outside Rachel's window. Because Rachel covered up the camera in her room, she can't prove otherwise.Rhiannon also tells Rachel that he had another family, another child, before them who he left. Rachel already knows this though, since she now reveals via narration that she is Bill Elincourt's first child. The four children she has to look after create a nightmarish life for her. Moreover, everything in the hi-tech home starts malfunctioning. She was already struggling with her life and had a lot of lies to hide. In addition to all the above problems, she starts to have paranormal experiences in the house. Then something terrible happens. This book will tell us what happened to Rowan Caine and the children. i think the unique formatting is a tremendous asset to the story. told through letters written by rowan to a potential solicitor as she sits in prison, the story is a last minute effort to plead her innocence. it feels as if rowan is not only trying to convince the lawyer to take her side, but also the reader. and i liked that. it made me feel more invested in what rowan has to say. Enable or disable fn (function) or action keys mode (HP ProBook 440 G5, 450 G5, 470 G5, and HP EliteBook 830 G5, 840 G5, 850

the definition of ‘unputdownable’… [and] a terrifically clever reimagining of The Turn of the Screw” Maddie, the second oldest girl, has an unexpected reaction to Rowan’s departure and makes a terrifying proclamation: “Don’t come here. It’s not safe” (p. 74). After everything Rowan saw and learned in the previous twenty-four hours, should she have heeded Maddie’s warning? Would you have listened to Maddie? The book ends with other other letters and papers that reveal what happened after. We find out that Rachel never ends up sending the letter to Mr. Wrexham. For Samsung Print products, enter the M/C or Model Code found on the product label. - Examples: “SL-M2020W/XAA”Unlike Rowan, I think this sounds like a horror story. And, honestly, I found the book to be at its strongest when it is drawing on creepy horror tropes like creaking footsteps in the attic, objects going missing and reappearing where the MC knows she already looked, and freaky dolls. The atmosphere is quite good and it would make for a somewhat spooky Halloween read. The combination of nightmare children, a malfunctioning house that seems haunted, and the hunky but suspicious handyman kept me reading. Ruth Ware is the master of writing terrifying novels that readers can’t get enough of. From The Woman in Cabin 10 to The Lying Game and a plethora of other smash hits, she knows what it takes to write a truly captivating book."

But it just wasn't very strong as a mystery, in my opinion. The culprit can be guessed pretty easily (this really isn't a surprising reveal anymore) and it irked me how it doesn't make sense for Rowan to withhold the identity of the dead child, though of course she does so because once we know who it is, it removes any doubt as to who the killer must be. In the book, the house in question was once the typical haunted house with a storied and mysterious history, but has since been gutted and updated to cutting edge technological standards by the current family, the Elincourts. 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. Climate change, artificial intelligence and technological innovation are transforming the world into something we struggle to recognise. Will automation bring mass unemployment?I've read several "nanny" stories and find myself drawn to the whole idea of having someone live in your home and act as a child minder. Rowan gets this "dream" nanny job and finds out that the last several nannies didn't work out. A clever and elegant update to James's story… Surveillance and home technology slot easily into the conventions of horror: They bring the sense that your environment is invaded and controlled from afar, and that you are never quite as alone as you might wish… The Turn of the Key, and novels like it, point to a new reality. We are all, constantly, haunted." I have loved Ruth Ware since I read ‘In a Dark, Dark Wood’, yet, I really struggled with her previous book. I didn’t lose my confidence in Ware, however, and eagerly jumped into this, her latest effort, with gusto- and I was not disappointed!! If you’re looking for a compelling audiobook to join you at the beach this summer, bring your earbuds and give Ruth Ware’s new psychological thriller, The Turn of the Key, a listen."

Rowan believes she is finally building a relationship with Maddie and Ellie when they show her their secret garden. But when their malicious intent is exposed, Rowan, Maddie, and Ellie all react intensely. Describe each of their reactions and the emotions behind them. She knows she’s made mistakes. But, she maintains, she’s not guilty – at least not of murder. Which means someone else is. Enable or disable fn (function) or action keys mode (HP ProBook 440 G4, 450 G4, 470 G4, HP EliteBook Folio G1, and HP FortisA classically spooky thriller involving a potentially murderous nanny and a smart house gone wrong in the Scottish Highlands. Ruth Ware is a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, and her fans are legion and loyal." As the mystery deepens, there are a lot of intriguing elements that get put into the story. Some are fairly typical like creepy attics and disembodied footsteps, but I thought the garden of poisonous plants was a particularly creative touch that I haven’t encountered before, or at least not that I can remember. Rhiannon tries to sneak home after sneaking out and drinking. Rachel confronts her, and tells her to go ahead and expose her. They argue and Rhiannon admits why they are mean to the nannies. Holly, the first nanny, had been sleeping with their father for two years. Rhiannon found out and managed to get Holly to goad her into hitting her in front of a camera to get her fired. Just finished this. Regarding whether Rowan/Rachael gets out – I think it is likely that she could, based on the evidence that has just been uncovered… assuming that the papers are given to the police.