The Key To The Island House

Amanda Lees
Works of: Fiction

As I turn the rusted key in the worn lock, I know the secrets beyond these faded walls hold more than memories of love…they hide the truth about betrayal and murder.

After losing both her aunt and her fiancé, Sophie finds herself holding onto two fragile links to her past – a key and an old photograph of a beautiful house on an island in Cairo. All Aunt Nadia ever said about the place was that it saved her during the war. And now it belongs to Sophie.

But when Sophie steps through the doors of Villa Eden, its silent rooms seem heavy with secrets. Then she finds a hidden note in her aunt’s handwriting, tucked between the pages of a wartime journal and a truth that changes everything.

During the chaos of 1943 Cairo, Nadia’s great love, a British officer named Tom, was shot dead in a firefight under mysterious circumstances. Decades later, Sophie’s fiancé Ben was killed in a hit-and-run that police dismissed as a tragic accident. But when Sophie uncovers a link between the two men – something buried deep in the villa’s past – she begins to suspect neither death was what it seemed.

Someone silenced the men they loved. And as Sophie pieces together her aunt’s story, she realises that solving the mystery of Tom’s murder may be the only way to uncover the truth about Ben’s death.

As the past and present collide, Sophie must decide whether some secrets are best left buried…or if uncovering them could finally bring justice to the men she and her aunt once loved.

A sweeping, emotional and twist-filled story of love, betrayal and buried secrets, The Key to the Island House is perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Barbara Davis and The Last Train to Paris.