Lake Child
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Published:19th Sep '19
Should be back in stock very soon
'Tense, edgy and nerve-wracking. I loved it!' Helen Fields
'A really thrilling read, satisfying on every level.' Elly GriffithsA haunting psychological mystery about a girl in an attic, missing memories and dangerous family secretsWhen seventeen-year-old Eva Olsen wakes after a horrific accident, she finds herself confined to the attic of her family's remote house in the forests of Norway. Her parents insist it's for her own protection - that she's too fragile to leave, that her memories are too patchy to trust. But Eva knows something is wrong. The door is locked from outside. Her friends can't visit. Someone watches the house from the snowy woods. Snatches of memory surface: a party by the lake, a stranger's face, a scream. As her parents grow more evasive, Eva suspects the truth about the accident - and who she used to be - is far more disturbing than they'll admit. Are they trying to protect her? Or to protect themselves?Perfect for fans of S.J. Watson's Before I Go to Sleep, J.P. Delaney's The Girl Before and Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train.A stylish, confident thriller which makes brilliant use of its ice-bound Nordic setting. The novel's razor-sharp dialogue and clever plotting make Lake Child hard to put down. * Kate Rhodes *
Had me gripped throughout, with a heroine worth rooting for. Recommended for fans of The Dry. * Ian Rankin *
Deeply unsettling with twists and flips that kept me guessing. * Lesley Thomson *
There are twists upon twists in this exceptional crime novel, but what lingers most in the mind are the characters. A beautifully-written, and ultimately very moving, story about the families we have and the families we find. I loved it. * Steve Mosby *
Beautifully written as always, with an original and compelling mystery at its heart, 'Lake Child' might just be Isabel Ashdown's best book yet. * Howard Linskey *
A really thrilling read, satisfying on every level. * Elly Griffiths *
Tense, edgy and nerve-wracking. I loved it! * Helen Fields, author of Perfect Crime *
Lake Child is a clever, unpredictable psychological thriller where Eve Olsen isn't the only one unable to unravel the truth from the lies. Beautifully crafted and satisfying. * Mari Hannah *
Fiendishly clever * Red Magazine, Best Crime & Thriller Novels Autumn 2019 *
There are twists upon twists in this exceptional crime novel, but what lingers most in the mind are the characters. A beautifully-written, and ultimately very moving, story about the families we have and the families we find. I loved it. * Steve Mosby *
ISBN: 9781409178927
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 24mm
Weight: 238g
336 pages