The Key — Sarah Sheridan

By the author of Girl in Bed Three: At a Cornish castle, a writer finds a promising story, a surprising family connection -- and a deadly threat . . .

Grace Haythorpe's family has claimed for generations that they're somehow related to the scandalous Trengrouse clan who live in Godwyne Castle. Grace thinks their history would make a great book and hopes to earn some money from the project.

After being welcomed as a guest at Godwyne, Grace soon gets to know the household staff, the elderly Lady Alexandra, and several of her descendants. But just as Grace is finding some interesting leads about the Trengrouses' past, Lady Alexandra takes a suspicious, fatal fall from a window. Should Grace keep trying to unlock the layers of secrets surrounding this eccentric clan? Or does she need to flee for her life?