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The Turn of the Key
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"The Turn of the Key" Quotes

A young woman takes a job as a nanny in a smart home, only to find herself accused of a child's murder.

Quotes

I shivered. There was something about the place that felt wrong.

Ruth Ware

suspensefear

But things are not always what they seem, are they?

Ruth Ware

mysterydeception

You can’t help but feel afraid. Because you know that something is coming.

Ruth Ware

fearanticipation

I try to tell myself that the house is just a house, but it’s no use. It’s too big, too empty, too cold.

Ruth Ware

fearuncertainty

I had the feeling I was being watched, even when I was alone.

Ruth Ware

suspenseparanoia

There’s something about the dark that makes you feel like you’re not alone.

Ruth Ware

fearloneliness

I feel the house is trying to tell me something, but I can’t work out what it is.

Ruth Ware

mysterysuspense

Every house has its secrets, doesn’t it?

Ruth Ware

mysterysecrets

Sometimes the walls seem to echo with other people’s laughter, and other times with their tears.

Ruth Ware

lonelinessempathy

The silence in the house presses down on me like a weight, like something solid and unyielding.

Ruth Ware

fearloneliness