{"product_id":"the-skeleton-key-9781473680920","title":"The Skeleton Key","description":"THIS REUNION WILL TEAR A FAMILY APART . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Summer, 2021. Nell has come home at her family's insistence to celebrate an anniversary. Fifty years ago, her father wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. Part picture book, part treasure hunt, Sir Frank Churcher created a fairy story about Elinore, a murdered woman whose skeleton was scattered all over England. Clues and puzzles in the pages of The Golden Bones led readers to seven sites where jewels were buried - gold and precious stones, each a different part of a skeleton. One by one, the tiny golden bones were dug up until only Elinore's pelvis remained hidden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book was a sensation. A community of treasure hunters called the Bonehunters formed, in frenzied competition, obsessed to a dangerous degree. People sold their homes to travel to England and search for Elinore. Marriages broke down as the quest consumed people. A man died. The book made Frank a rich man. Stalked by fans who could not tell fantasy from reality, his daughter, Nell, became a recluse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But now the Churchers must be reunited. The book is being reissued along with a new treasure hunt and a documentary crew are charting everything that follows. Nell is appalled, and terrified. During the filming, Frank finally reveals the whereabouts of the missing golden bone. And then all hell breaks loose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHe Said\/She Said \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Watch Her Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a taut, mesmerizing novel about a daughter haunted by her father's legacy . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mobius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781473680920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528","brand":"Erin Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433850241205,"sku":"9781473680920","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ef45c4df-2905-4caa-be61-b3914284f645.jpg?v=1703570905","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-skeleton-key-9781473680920","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}