Better
clear your calendar before you start bestselling author Kate Morton’s fifth,
and latest, novel; yes it’s that good.
The
prologue is one of the best that I have ever read. A heavy rain is falling over
Cornwall, England in August 1933. A woman is burying something…or someone. It doesn’t
give away the ending as most prologues do, and it set the reader up to keep
guessing what…or who…is being buried until almost the end…exactly where Morton
wants the reader to figure it out.
Alice
Edevane is sixteen when the events above occur. She lives there with her
parents, an oder and younger sister, and a baby brother. Previously on that day, the lakeside estate is
bustling with servants and hired help in preparation of the annual Midsummer’s
Eve party. It’s to be another grand affair. The next morning, eleven-month-old
Theo has vanished without a trace.
Fast
forward seventy years. Detective Constable Sadie Sparrow is on a forced leave
of absence. She is visiting her grandfather who has recently moved to the area.
While out jogging, Sadie stumbles across a decaying mansion. Peeking in the windows,
the house is fully furnished. It seems that whoever lived there also vanished.
Sadie’s
grandfather knows about the property and the supposed kidnapping of Theo. The lake
house was once part of a much grander estate. The house is called Loeanneth,
which in Gaelic means the lake house.
Sadie
becomes obsessed with the cold case. Much to her surprise, Alice is still
living in London. She is the famous mystery writer, A. C. Edevane.
The
story weaves between past and present. I felt as if I’d known the Edevane’s all
my life by the end of the novel. Be prepared to be drawn into their happiness
and sorrow with many twists and surprise that will keep you guessing until the
end.
In
Julie’s world, The Lake House, gets 6
out of 5 stars.
No comments:
Post a Comment