Living on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories.

One midsummer’s eve, after a beautiful party on the estate, the Edevanes discover that their youngest child 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. Miles away, Sadie Sparrow, a young detective, is staying at her grandfather’s house in Cornwall. While out walking one day, she stumbles upon the old Edevane estate. 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.