The Turnkey

Allison Rushby


Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
3.83 · 6 ratings · 256 pages · Published: 01 Mar 2017

The Turnkey by Allison Rushby
Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London’s Highgate Cemetery. She must ensure all the souls in the cemetery stay at rest. This is a difficult job at the best of times for a twelve-year-old ghost, but it is World War II and each night enemy bombers hammer London. Even the dead are unsettled. When Flossie encounters the ghost of a German soldier carrying a mysterious object, she uncovers a sinister plot that could result in the destruction of her beloved country. Can Flossie stop the soldier before it is too late?

The Turnkey is an exciting junior fiction novel from Australian author Allison Rushby. History and mystery wrapped in a thrilling supernatural plot, this story for younger readers will appeal to fans of books by Susan Green, Catherine Jinks and Neil Gaiman. www.allisonrushby.com

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