The Turn of the Key

"The Turn of the Key" by Ruth Ware

3/5 stars

Finished 7/14/20 (catching up)

This is the story of a live-in nanny accused of killing one of the children she is caring for. The story is told through letters but the majority of the time you forget you are reading letters as you are told what happened. Initially, I found it quite intriguing but then it seemed to draw on a little too much. In the end, I liked the twists to bring it to a close, but feel it could have been done better. It felt like in the end of a movie or TV show when the guilty party blurts out all their reasoning for doing what they did right before being arrested. I’m not saying the nanny did or didn’t do it – not all the letters are written by her so I’m not giving anything away, but that’s how the writing felt when trying to finish the book and tie up any loose ends. The last few letters just felt too forced.