I know it falls squarely in this category, but to me it’s a story of a girl who happens to be dead who is living a whole new life in the twilight world. This will probably sound very strange indeed, but I don’t see The Turnkey as a paranormal story. Were you inspired or influenced by any other paranormal stories? The world and lore of the ghosts in The Turnkey is richly imagined. I used a historical researcher for the finer research details (for example, were the cemeteries in question bombed during the Blitz? How badly?). I was able to draw upon my visits to several of the cemeteries mentioned in the book, as well as the fact that I’d visited the Churchill War Rooms, St Paul’s and so on. This definitely helped in getting the right feel for the setting of The Turnkey. I lived in Cambridge for a year not too long ago and was lucky enough to take many weekend trips to London. What kind of research did you do into the cemeteries of London and the other locations in the book? When Flossie spots a twilight Nazi spy on the streets of London, she knows he isn’t supposed to be there and sets out on a quest to find out what he’s up to.įlossie’s adventures in London and her mystical journeys into other countries are vividly described in The Turnkey. As Turnkey, Flossie is in charge of keeping the dead happily at rest. The Turnkey is set in the middle of WWII in London and is about Flossie Birdwhistle-the eleven-year-old Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery. What is your elevator pitch for The Turnkey?
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