A teen girl
unravels the mysteries of a secret society and their most dangerous
invention in this adventure-swept romance set in Victorian London.
When a fire consumes Meg’s home, killing her parents and destroying both her fortune and her future, all she has left is the tarnished pocket watch
she rescued from the ashes. But this is no ordinary timepiece. The clock turns out to be a mechanical key — a key that only Meg can use — that
unlocks a series of deadly secrets and intricate clues that Meg is
compelled to follow.
Meg has uncovered evidence of an
elite secret society and a dangerous invention that some will stop at
nothing to protect — and that Meg alone can destroy. Together with the
handsome stable hand she barely knows but hopes she can trust, Meg is
swept into a hidden world of deception, betrayal, and revenge. The
clockwork key has unlocked her destiny in this captivating start to a
trilogy.