"A collection of intertwined stories built around the idea of keys, literal and metaphorical"--

The author of six critically acclaimed novels, Tessa Hadley has proven herself to be the champion of revealing the hidden depths in the deceptively simple. In these short stories it's the ordinary things that turn out to be most extraordinary: the history of a length of fabric or a forgotten jacket. Two sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby; a child awake in the night explores the familiar rooms of her home, made strange by the darkness;...

An all-new collection of winter-themed stories from the Queen of Mystery, just in time for the holidays-including an Agatha Christie short story never before published in the USA, "Christmas Adventure." "Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction."-Tana French, New York Times Bestselling Author There's a chill in the air and the days are growing shorter...