The Lake House: A Novel

From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Secret Keeper</i> comes a &quot;moody, suspenseful page-turner&quot; (<i>People</i>, Best Book Pick) filled with mystery and spellbinding secrets.<br><br>Living on her family's idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories.<br> <br> One midsummer's eve, after a beautiful party drawing hundreds of guests to the estate has ended, the Edevanes discover that their youngest child, eleven-month-old Theo, has vanished without a trace. He is never found, and the family is torn apart, the house abandoned.<br> <br> Decades later, Alice is living in London, having enjoyed a long successful career as a novelist. Miles away, Sadie Sparrow, a young detective in the London police force, is staying at her grandfather's house in Cornwall. While out walking one day, she stumbles upon the old Edevane estate - now crumbling and covered with vines. Her curiosity is sparked, setting off a series of events that will bring her and Alice together and reveal shocking truths about a past long gone...yet more present than ever.<br> <br> A lush, atmospheric tale of intertwined destinies from a masterful storyteller, <i>The Lake House</i> is an enthralling, thoroughly satisfying read.