A disturbing call from her great aunts Astrid and Jeannette sends seventeen-year-old Francie far from her new home in New York into a tangle of mysteries Ditching an audition in a Manhattan theater Francie travels to a remote lake in the northwoods where her auntsrsquo neighbors are ldquodropping like fliesrdquo from strange accidents But are they accidentsOn the shores of Enchantment Lake in the woods of northern Minnesota something ominous is afoot and as Francie begins to investigate the mysteries multiply a poisoned hot dish a puzzling confession eerie noises in the bog and a legendary treasure that is said to be under enchantmentmdashor is that under Enchantment as in under the lake At the center of everything is a suddenly booming business in cabin sales and a road not everyone wants builtTo a somewhat reluctant northwoods Nancy Drew the intrigue proves irresistible especially when it draws her closer to the mysteries at the heart of her own life What happened to her father Who and where is her mother Who is she and where does her heart liemdashin the bustle of New York City or the deep woods of Minnesota With its gripping story romantic spirit and a sly dash of modern-day trouble evil realtors and other invasive species Enchantment Lake will fascinate readers providing precisely the charm that Margi Preusrsquos readers have come to expect.
