The lake house - kate morton

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Keeper comes a moody, suspenseful page-turner ( People , Best Book Pick) filled with mystery and spellbinding secrets.

Living on her familys idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories.

One midsummers 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.

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 grandfathers 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.

A lush, atmospheric tale of intertwined destinies from a masterful storyteller, The Lake House is an enthralling, thoroughly satisfying read.