The Key In The Lock (Hardback)

'The Key in the Lock is an absolute triumph! Dark, clever and utterly enthralling, this is historical fiction - and storytelling - at its absolute best. I can't wait to read whatever Beth Underdown writes next' - Elizabeth Macneal

'Underdown's latest is a gothic mystery of the highest order. Chilling, sad, beautiful, and so elegantly conjured, it's a story that summons du Maurier but retains ghosts all its own. I raced through it, my heart in my mouth. Superb' - Emma Stonex

'Absorbing, beautifully written... Everything I enjoy in a gothic mystery' - Rosie Andrews

'This is a novel of true elegance, deftly and satisfyingly plotted. I expect impeccable prose from Beth Underdown but The Key In The Lock is also wise, thoughtful, and profoundly moving' - Imogen Hermes Gowar

'Deliciously intriguing from the very first sentence, with shades of Du Maurier and Dunmore. I was hooked by this exquisitely written tale of secrets and lies' - Sara Collins

'A smouldering gothic mystery that slowly envelopes you, The Key in the Lock is a novel of repressed desire and well-tended grief - getting to the very heart of the grudges we hold against ourselves' - Joseph Knox

'Brilliantly twisty, dripping with mystery and utterly heartbreaking' - Emily Koch

'I was completely enthralled by this poetic, beautifully conceived and executed mystery full of secrets and subtlety' - Imogen Robertson