The Key: an urban fairy tale

by Angelika Rust

Sam says Grandpa was a wizard.

Benji says he was a stage magician.

Sam says that's the same thing.

Benji says it's not.

And then they find an antique key among his old stuff, only to lose it the next day.

The same day their classmate Elise vanishes.

Can the key unlock the secret of her disappearance?

79 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2025

About the author

Angelika Rust was born in Vienna in 1977. These days, she lives in Germany, with her husband, two children, a despotic couple of cats and a hyperactive dog. After having tried almost every possible job from pizza delivery girl to HR consultant, she now makes a living knowing a little English.
She doesn't know yet what she wants to be when she grows up, whenever that may be. In the meantime, she writes the occasional book.