The House Across the Lake
Book Feature - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
HBL Note: If Mary Kay Andrews is the queen of summer romances, then Riley Sager is the king of summer thrillers. He is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including his latest THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE. The tagline warns, “Be careful what you watch for.” And his publicist says this novel is unlike anything he’s written before. Apparently this story was inspired by Riley’s pandemic escape to a remote lake house in Vermont. I’ve only ever had the most idyllic experiences in Vermont, I went for a wedding and it gave me more Mary Kay Andrews vibes than Riley Sager vibes. But I’m delighted to see how Riley turned that experience into this novel which is said to have a gasp-worthy ending. Scroll down to read more.
“The work of a master storyteller. A Hitchcockian premise is given an exciting new spin…An unputdownable page-turner." — Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient
From the publisher:
Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is powerful; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous.
One day on the lake, Casey saves Katherine from drowning, and the two strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each other—and the longer Casey watches—it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom’s marriage isn’t as perfect as it appears. When Katherine suddenly vanishes, Casey immediately suspects Tom of foul play. What she doesn’t realize is that there’s more to the story than meets the eye—and that shocking secrets can lurk beneath the most placid of surfaces.
Packed with sharp characters, psychological suspense, and gasp-worthy plot twists, Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake is the ultimate escapist read . . . no lake house required.
