The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly
Book Review: A treasure hunt, a complicated friendship, two families completely entwined, and then there is murder… Welcome to an intriguing page-turner that grabs you from the start.
Category: Fiction
Genre: Thriller, Psychological
As a true bibliophile, any story that involves books captures my attention. No wonder the premise of The Skeleton Key, with a creative idea for a book that, upon having been published, changes the lives of not only those involved forever, immediately grabbed me.
I love that the author was inspired by a childhood favourite, Masquerade by Kit Williams. A treasure hunt picture book. To me, as a reader who’d never heard of this type of book, I was enthralled. And Erin Kelly didn’t let me down.
You know, that’s actually not what The Skeleton Key is about. The novel is much more than an intriguing book with a puzzle and a prize; it’s about friendship and family, about love and trust, about being recognised for who you are, and especially about devastating secrets and skeletons in the cupboard. All in one book, spanning a lifetime.
As “The Golden Bones” nears its fiftieth anniversary, Frank Churcher celebrates big with an updated edition of the book and a new treasure hunt for the last remaining golden bone. Tensions rise high as fans of “The Golden Bones” assemble and demand answers. Old theories and dangerous conspiracy plots surface around the bones that together form a skeleton — and then there’s the murder…
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