To The Last Page

Well, I can't dispute the fact that The Skeleton Key  lives up to its title and the premise that is imprinted on the front cover as "One book. Two families. A Lifetime of Obsession". That comes through abundantly clearly in Erin Kelly's writing and its focus on Eleanor, the young woman caught up in a very unusual family situation. Fifty years ago, her artist father Frank Churcher hit upon an idea of creating a kind of treasure hunt puzzle in a children's book, 'The Golden Bones'. He had no idea of how it would capture the imagination of treasure seekers all over the world, and indeed cause no small amount of disruption to the lives of his and his friend Lal's family. The game, the wealth and the honours that came with it were welcome, but some controversy as well and even some deaths as the final key to the puzzle has remained undiscovered for decades. For Frank's daughter, Eleanor, it was a much more serious matter. Her name is close to her namesa...