From the author of ‘Little Women’, this romantic mystery follows the young Lillian Trevlyn whose father died under mysterious circumstances before she was born. Twelve years after his death, Lillian meets an orphaned boy Paul who applies to work on the estate. Though warmly welcomed by Lillian’s family, Paul is secretive about his past and his plans for the future. Does Paul know anything about the unsolved death of Lillian’s father all those years ago? The suspense reaches a climax when Paul suddenly goes missing.

‘The Mysterious Key and What it Opened’ is one of Louisa May Alcott’s hidden gems, full of mysterious as well as heart-warming moments. Louise May Alcott was an American writer who is most famous for her novel Little Women (1868). Her heartwarming and heartbreaking stories follow young girls on their journeys to becoming young women. Little Women was recently adapted into film for the seventh time in 2019, starring Saorise Ronan and Timothée Chalamet.