The Skeleton Key: A family reunion ends in murder; the Sunday Times top ten bestseller

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It consumes some, it leaves one man dead and it wrecks the life of Nell, Frank and Cora Churcher’s daughter. From the bestselling author of He Said/She Said and Watch Her Fall, this is a taut, mesmerising novel about a daughter haunted by her father's legacy .

It is not just about the mystery of a skeleton but Erin Kelly keeps the readers on their toes convoluting the plot with one reveal after another every step of the way and there are so many subplots running in the story that the momentum of the story also has its own pace, whereas some parts I could literally fly with it there were also some other parts which were very slow in its unraveling. It’s still a pleasure, and will give you more that’s genuinely new than 99% of books to be published this year. Even if she has to let herself be smeared with just a little bit of that rot to escape from the rest. The narrative voice alternates between omniscient and first-person, and in the first-person sections the voice we hear is that of Nell, short for Eleanor, the daughter of the author/illustrator.She still sees them, but she’s steadfastly refused any money or help no matter how much she might need it. I was compelled at first but then things just seemed to get bogged down and I lost interest quite a bit.

I come to really like and admire her especially her frequent wry tone but most especially her love and loyalty to her ‘stepdaughter’ Billie who is a shining light among characters with somewhat dubious morals. Some scenes are lively and a bit mad but in the best possible way and I really enjoy their colourful nature.When sleepers complain that they haven’t slept all night, insomniacs feel like replying “that they haven’t slept all their life”. The many, many interwoven deceptions of the Churcher and Lally families are a whole lot more intertwined – and that much more difficult to untangle.

From the bestselling author of He Said/She Said and Watch Her Fall, this is a taut, mesmerising novel about a daughter haunted by her father’s legacy .In the summer of 2021 the Churcher family gather for a television programme and a 50th anniversary relaunch of “The Golden Bones“ which is based on an old folk song telling the story of Elinore, her lover Tam and her husband who murders her, scattering her bones through the countryside. Nope, I have not read many books by the author to form an opinion but The Poison Tree is still crystal clear in my mind and for that alone, I should probably go back and give that book the whole 5 stars for creating such an impact. Alcohol, too, once provided Darrieussecq with an escape from sleeplessness, as it did for Jean Rhys and Nathalie Sarraute, who treated her insomnia with “a small glass of vodka and a few slices of saucisson” in the middle of the night. Part picture book, part treasure hunt, it was a fairy story about Elinore, a murdered woman whose skeleton was scattered all over England. In 1982, two physics teachers solved the riddle but before they could dig it up, someone connected to Williams had made an educated guess and claimed the treasure.

They may not recognize that the family is not healthy, but she knows that living in their midst is not healthy for her and never has been.Inspired by the author’s love for Masquerade, this is a taut, mesmerising novel of danger and obsession.