The House Across The Lake by Riley Sager

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 liquor, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple who live in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is rich; 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 is not as perfect and placid as it appears. When Katherine suddenly vanishes, Casey becomes consumed with finding out what happened to her. In the process, she uncovers eerie, darker truths that turn a tale of voyeurism and suspicion into a story of guilt, obsession and how looks can be very deceiving.

With his trademark blend of sharp characters, psychological suspense, and gasp-worthy surprises, Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake unveils more than one twist that will shock readers until the very last page.

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• Domestic violence
• Graphic alcohol consumption & abuse (on-age, theme)
• Alcoholism & recovery discussed (protagonist & secondary character)
• Recreational drug use mentioned (off-page)
• Self-sacrifice (on-page)
• Minor injury & illness, including emesis & fainting spells
• Grief & loss depiction
• Murder by drowning & near-drowning incidents (on-page)
• Death of a husband by accidental drowning discussed
• Death of a wife from suicide by throwing herself down a set of stars discussed (disguised as an accidental death)
• Poisoning
• Physical assault
• Kidnapping & captivity
• Home invasion & stalking
• Disappearance of a friend & missing person cases discussed (on-page)
• Loss of autonomy (ghost possession)