The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

The Turn of the Key

Ruth Ware

426 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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#1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorShe stumbles across the ad while looking for something else: a live-in nanny post with a staggeringly generous salary. She doesn't know that she's entering a nightmare that will end with a child dead and her in ...

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Community Reviews

3.82
based on 40,300 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 93%

dark: 77%

tense: 73%

sad: 17%

emotional: 16%

adventurous: 8%

challenging: 7%

reflective: 2%

Pace

31% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

43% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

22% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
85% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

61% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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