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The Spiral Key

Pretty Little Liars meets Holly Jackson in this addictive, deadly game-filled thriller

Kelsey Day

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Hodder & Stoughton
24 February 2026
What if your enemy could make your existence hell - both in real and virtual life?
'An edge-of-your-seat thriller about friendship and ex-friendship, love, loss, and longing, and the need to belong that is as honest and relatable as it is spine-tingling. Don't miss this one.'

- Jennifer Niven, #1 NY Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places

At the start of each school year, the spiral key invitations go out for Madison Pembroke's birthday party. For one night, a few lucky students get to enter Ametrine, a virtual paradise designed to be the party of the year - an unforgettable celebration that will secure their social status in the real world. As Madison's hated ex-BFF, Bree Benson never receives a key.

Until now.

Despite warnings from her boyfriend, Bree sees the invite as an olive branch, the perfect opportunity to rekindle her once-amazing friendship with Madison. But as the party games begin to turn violent, Bree finds that Ametrine might not be the virtual paradise she was promised. And that Madison may have let Bree enter Ametrine, but she has no intention of ever letting her leave . . .

Can Bree turn the tables in time to survive and fight back?

Pretty Little Liars meets Holly Jackson with a dash of Squid Game in this addictive thriller.
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Imprint:   Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 126mm,  Spine: 26mm
Weight:   237g
ISBN:   9781444984569
ISBN 10:   144498456X
Pages:   272
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 14 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Preschool (0-5)
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Kelsey Day is a young adult author and queer Appalachian poet. Their writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Orion Magazine, Freeman's and more, and garnered nominations for two Pushcart Prizes, the Penrose Poetry Prize, and Best of the Net. They are a recipient of the University of Chicago's Young Memory Fellowship and the International Women's Writing Guild Fellowship, as well as a grant recipient of the Boston Art Opportunity Fund. This is their first novel for young readers. They live in New York City. You can find them online at KelseyDays.com or on Instagram @KelseyDays.

Reviews for The Spiral Key: Pretty Little Liars meets Holly Jackson in this addictive, deadly game-filled thriller

The Spiral Key is a pulse-pounding read, a sharply written and disturbingly vivid descent into a nightmarish-yet utterly addictive!-virtual reality. Kelsey Day has crafted a speculative horror novel that also provides an unflinching exploration of shame, regret, and the lengths we go to rewrite the reality of our past. Day forces us to confront the uncomfortable truth: sometimes the most terrifying monsters are the versions of ourselves we try to bury. * Caitlin Barasch, author of A Novel Obsession *


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