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The House of Mirrors: the dazzling new thriller from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Skeleton Key (Sept 23)

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English
Publishers
Hodder & Stoughton (4 April 2024)
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Publication Date
04/04/2024
ISBN-10
1399711962
Pages
368 pages
ISBN-13
9781399711968
Dimensions
15.62 x 1.93 x 24 cm
SKU
9781399711968
Author Name
Erin Kelly (Author)
Some stories take longer to 'cook' than others. It's no exaggeration to say that my latest novel, The Skeleton Key, about a family of artists, and a treasure hunt that takes on a life of its own, was a lifetime in the making. As a child, my favourite picture book was the 1979 treasure hunt phenomenon Masquerade, by artist Kit Williams. On every page, riddles were posed and intricate, dreamlike paintings depicted Jack Hare in his quest to deliver a jewel from the moon to the sun. Each picture was bordered by letters that held a clue to the location of a tiny hare, wrought in gold, studded with precious stone, and buried somewhere in England. My favourite page was a double-page spread of a little girl sitting in a field of dog roses while Jack Hare galloped past. I envied her so much: she was in the story, as I longed to be. I thought that if I looked at the picture for long enough, I might fall into it: and in a way, I did. Masquerade became part of me, and forty years later, it has found its way out again in the form of The Skeleton Key. Aside from The Skeleton Key, I'm known for He Said/She Said, about a young couple who witness a rape and, after the trial, begin to wonder if they believed the right person. It was number one in the kindle charts for six glorious weeks, and spent three months in the Sunday Times Bestseller charts. My first novel, The Poison Tree, was a Richard and Judy bestseller and a major ITV drama starring Myanna Buring, Ophelia Lovibond and Matthew Goode. I’ve written six more original psychological thrillers – Stone Mothers, Watch Her Fall, The Sick Rose, The Burning Air, The Ties That Bind. I had read scores of psychological thrillers before I heard the term: the books that inspired me to write my own included Endless Night by Agatha Christie, The Secret History by Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine. My books are atmospheric thrillers, always about people trying to atone for, escape, or uncover a past crime. I’m more interested in what happens before the police arrive – if arrive they ever do - than how murder is solved. GET IN TOUCH! I LOVE TO HEAR FROM READERS AND ALWAYS ANSWER EMAILS Email via www.erinkelly.co.uk Book club www.erinkelly.co.uk/subscribe Blog www.erinkelly.co.uk/blogTwitter @mserinkellyFacebook @erinkellyauthor Instagram @erinjellyRead more about this authorRead less about this author
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'A bold, beautiful, sexy, full-throttle thriller: immaculately constructed and rich with detail, it is a gorgeous, creepy Gothic story for our times' NICCI FRENCH'The queen of psychological gothic reigns' GILLIAN McALLISTER'Literary crime novel is justified here' SUNDAY TIMES'Mysteries galore . .

. properly chilling' OBSERVEROne of them has killed before.

One of them will kill again. In the sweltering summer of 1997, straight-laced, straight-A student Karen met Biba - a bohemian and impossibly glamorous aspiring actress.

A few months later, two people were dead and another had been sent to prison. Having stood by Rex as he served his sentence, Karen is now married to him with a daughter, Alice, who runs a vintage clothing company in London.

They're a normal family, as long as they don't talk about the past, never mention the name Biba, and ignore Alice's flashes of dark, dangerous fury. Karen has kept what really happened that summer of '97 hidden deep inside her.

Alice is keeping secrets of her own. But when anonymous notes begin to arrive at Alice's shop, it seems the past is about to catch up with them all .

. .

'Breathtaking, original and beautifully written, I absolutely loved it' C. L.

TAYLOR'Dripping in atmosphere' HEAT'A rich, gothic thriller that jumps from different perspectives and times, this is something of a work of art' BEST'A fantastic read' WOMAN & HOME'Full of duplicity, doppelgängers and dead girls' dresses, The House of Mirrors delivers a white-knuckle ride as a murky past creeps up on the present. I don't think I took a breath until I found myself screaming my way through the crescendo' ALICE SLATER'I love an Erin Kelly book! The worlds she creates are so rich and alive' JANE FALLON'When it comes to deeply involving, twisty thrillers, Erin Kelly is in a league of her own.

The House of mirrors is a magnificent mystery that begs to be read in a single sitting but deserves to be pored over slowly, every word savoured. Possibly the finest thriller you'll read all year' CHARLOTTE PHILBY'Erin Kelly is quite simply one of the best crime writers around.

The House of Mirrors is a totally absorbing story of family secrets, omissions and outright lies, with unforgettable characters and settings. It is impeccably plotted down to the very last line.

I loved it' JANE CASEY'An electrifying thriller' WOMAN'S OWN. .

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