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The Boy at the Keyhole. Stephen Giles. 2018. In spite of the glowing reviews, I was disappointed in this suspense novel. I guess I do not appreciate or understand the “subtly” of this novel. Reviewers liked it much better than the readers who reviewed it on Amazon. Samuel, a nine year old boy lives with his housekeeper in a big house. His father is dead and his mother has gone to America to raise money to save the family business. Samuel is obsessed with her absence. He misses her terribly and constantly asks the housekeeper when she will return. His friend suggests that the housekeeper has murdered his mother and hidden her body. Samuel is determined to find out the truth and we begin to wonder too.… (plus d'informations)
 
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judithrs | 13 autres critiques | Apr 18, 2022 |
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for providing me an Electronic ARC of this book for my honest review.

I found The Boy at the Keyhole to be a suspenseful book. It was well written but no particular unexpected twists in the story. I felt sorry for Samuel's situation but he was a bit of a bratty character. Ruth was a harsh seemingly uncaring housekeeper who seemed a bit abusive to Samuel. Overall dysfunctional characters but I suppose that is the point of the story.
 
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debbiebellows | 13 autres critiques | Jun 1, 2019 |
The Short of It:

This story is a little bit twisty, which I like.

The Rest of It:

What’s a young boy to do when his mother leaves in the middle of the night for America, and the only person he has to look after him is his housekeeper Ruth? Ruth doesn’t seem all that fond of him and when things begin to go missing, Samuel begins to question the true whereabouts of his mother. All he has to go by, are the postcards she sends from America.

But are they really from her?

Ruth and Samuel live in this big, old Victorian house. It’s full of secrets and strange happenings, locked doors and mysterious appearances. Is it haunted, or is Samuel just a very imaginative boy? When his mother doesn’t return after months of being away, his imagination gets the best of him. What has Ruth done with his mother?

The Boy at the Keyhole was a fun read. I really wasn’t sure what to think as I turned the pages and the ending was pretty surprising to me but it had all the elements I enjoy (a creaky house, a mean-spirited caretaker, a young boy with an active imagination). It kept me guessing right up to the end.

I’m not sure if this is being marketed as YA but it did feel like YA at times but that didn’t make it any less enjoyable. If you’ve read it, send me a private message so we can discuss the ending.

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tibobi | 13 autres critiques | Sep 27, 2018 |
The audio narration well done, and the psychology when in the head of the nine-year-old boy was realistically written. However, the conclusion seem flat to me, so if not for that I'd have given it higher marks.
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PaperDollLady | 13 autres critiques | Sep 26, 2018 |

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