Morton's moody, suspenseful latest is the perfect page-turner for a chilly night * People Magazine *
And that makes them perfect books for just about every reader * Library Journal * Mysteries at the core, they draw depth and appeal from her carefully applied layers of family, history, and moral conundrum. Once again she delivers the satisfactions of all her best sellers. Delicious and chunky * Sunday Mirror *Ī skilfully imagined story of love, loss and family secrets * Woman & Home * Morton's plotting is impeccable, and her finely wrought characters, brought together in the end by Sparrow's investigation, are as surprised as readers will be by the astonishing conclusion * Publishers Weekly *Īn historic house, a long buried mystery, a dash of romance - familiar ingredients for Morton's bestsellers. Until a young police detective starts asking questions about her family's past, seeking to resurrect the complex tangle of secrets Alice has spent her life trying to escape.īestselling storyteller Morton excels in this mystery set against the gothic backdrop of 1930s England. Meanwhile, in the attic writing room of her elegant Hampstead home, the formidable Alice Edevane, now an old lady, leads a life as neatly plotted as the bestselling detective novels she writes. Until one day, Sadie stumbles upon an abandoned house surrounded by overgrown gardens and dense woods, and learns the story of a baby boy who disappeared without a trace. She retreats to her beloved grandfather's cottage in Cornwall but soon finds herself at a loose end. Seventy years later, after a particularly troubling case, Sadie Sparrow is sent on an enforced break from her job with the Metropolitan Police. But by the time midnight strikes and fireworks light up the night skies, the Edevane family will have suffered a loss so great that they leave Loeanneth forever. Not only has she worked out the perfect twist for her novel, she's also fallen helplessly in love with someone she shouldn't.
Alice Edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. June 1933, and the Edevane family's country house, Loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the much-anticipated Midsummer Eve party. The Lake House by Kate Morton is the mysterious and enchanting fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Secret Keeper.
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