The Skeleton Key

''Moody, propulsive, and one of the most intriguing set ups I''ve read in years'' GILLIAN McALLISTER
''I completely lost myself to this book for a few days'' LUCY FOLEY
''Unputdownable'' HEAT
''There''s layer upon layer of mystery in this frankly brilliant read'' BELFAST TELEGRAPH

THIS REUNION WILL TEAR A FAMILY APART ...

Summer, 2021. Nell has come home at her family''s insistence to celebrate an anniversary. Fifty years ago, her father wrote The Golden Bones. Part picture book, part treasure hunt, Sir Frank Churcher created a fairy story about Elinore, a murdered woman whose skeleton was scattered all over England. Clues and puzzles in the pages of TheGolden Bones led readers to seven sites where jewels were buried - gold and precious stones, each a different part of a skeleton. One by one, the tiny golden bones were dug up until only Elinore''s pelvis remained hidden.

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