Publisher's Synopsis
New York Times acclaimed suspense novelist and best-selling author Joe Hill (The Fireman, Heart-Shaped Box) has created a gripping dark and marvellous fantasy story, with jaw-dropping illustrations by Gabriel Rodríguez, which, as well as doors of the house called Keyhouse, will transform everyone who opens it. The epic story begins here: Welcome to Lovecraft. After the gruesome murder of their father in a violent invasion of their home, the Locke children return to their childhood home called Keyhouse in the isolated town of Lovecraft, Massachusetts. Her mother, Nina, is too caught up in her pain, plus a bottle of wine, to realize that everything in Keyhouse is not what it seems: too many closed doors, too many unanswered questions. Older kids Tyler and Kinsey don't fare much better. But not the youngest son, Bode, who quickly finds a new friend who lives in an empty well and a new toy, a key, which offers hours of spirited entertainment. But then again, everything inside Keyhouse is not what it seems, and not all doors are meant to be opened. Soon, the horrors old and new, real and imaginary, Locke and Key, Vol. 1 presents an introduction written by Robert Crais, author of the hit series of crime novels Elvis Cole.
