Lake Child
Published on 19. September 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-4091-7892-7 (ISBN)
Description
'Tense, edgy and nerve-wracking. I loved it!' Helen Fields
'A really thrilling read, satisfying on every level.' Elly Griffiths
'Had me gripped throughout' Ian Rankin
A haunting psychological mystery about missing memories and dangerous family secrets.
When 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 really thrilling read, satisfying on every level.' Elly Griffiths
'Had me gripped throughout' Ian Rankin
A haunting psychological mystery about missing memories and dangerous family secrets.
When 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.
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
238 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4091-7892-7 (9781409178927)
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Isabel Ashdown
Lake Child
A heartbreaking thriller about the lies we'll tell loved ones when the truth is too dark . . .
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With several critically acclaimed novels already to her name, Isabel Ashdown first burst onto the thriller scene in 2017 with her Amazon bestseller LITTLE SISTER. She has since seen two of her thrillers shortlisted in the prestigious Dead Good Reader Awards, and her dark family dramas continue to hook readers across the globe.