The Turn of the Key

by Ruth Ware

What you probably don’t know is that I’m on remand.

remand |riˈmand | Law verbplace (a defendant) on bail or in custody, esp. when a trial is adjourned:

my very best impression of Rowan the Perfect Nanny.

Careful with that. The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani was horrible person.

One of them shoved its nose into my crotch, painfully hard, and I found myself laughing nervously, trying to push its muzzle away,

I hate poorly behaved dogs. I don’t like animals in general but keep them under control.

Had Sandra watched me go up to bed last night? Had she seen me look into Petra’s bedroom? The thought made my cheeks flame.

That was my thought when they said it was a smart house.