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The Spiral Key: An addictive, deadly game-filled thriller


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Spiral Key: An addictive, deadly game-filled thriller

Contributors:

By (Author) Kelsey Day

ISBN:

9781444984569

Publisher:

Hachette Children's Group

Imprint:

Hodder Children's Books

Publication Date:

24th February 2026

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Young Adult

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, or other scary
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQIA+

Physical Properties

Number of Pages:

320

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm

Description

What if your enemy could make your existence hell - both in real and virtual life

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

Squid Game meets Pretty Little Liars in this addictive thriller.

Author Bio

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.

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