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The Secret by the Lake
- Author
- Louise Douglas
- Narrator
- Karen Cass
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 19 November 2015
- Run Time
- 9 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
A FAMILY TRAGEDY
Amy’s always felt like something’s been missing in her life. When a tragedy forces the family she works for as a nanny to retreat to a small lakeside cottage, she realises she cannot leave them now.
A SISTER’S SECRET
But Amy finds something unsettling about the cottage by the lake. This is where the children’s mother spent her childhood – and the place where her sister disappeared mysteriously at just seventeen.
A WEB OF LIES
Soon Amy becomes tangled in the missing sister’s story as dark truths begin rising to the surface. But can Amy unlock the secrets of the past before they repeat themselves?
Your favourite authors love Louise Douglas . . .
'Crackles with repressed longing . . . the explosive ending took my breath away' C.L. TAYLOR, author of THE ACCIDENT and THE LIE
Critics Review
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Beautifully written, chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Secret by the Lake is Louise Douglas at her brilliant best
Tammy Cohen, author of The Broken
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A master of her craft, Louise Douglas ratchets up the tension in this haunting and exquisitely written tale of buried secrets and past tragedy.
Amanda Jennings, author of Sworn Secret
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A clammy, atmospheric and suspenseful novel, it builds in tension all the way through to the startling final pages.
Sunday Express, S Magazine
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Details
- Author
- Louise Douglas
- Narrator
- Karen Cass
- Duration
- 9 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 November 2015
- ISBN
- 9781473540620
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
A FAMILY TRAGEDYAmy’s always felt like something’s been missing in her life. When a tragedy forces the family she works for as a nanny to retreat to a small lakeside cottage, she realises she cannot leave them now.A SISTER’S SECRETBut Amy finds something unsettling about the cottage by the lake. This is where the children’s mother spent her childhood – and the place where her sister disappeared mysteriously at just seventeen. A WEB OF LIESSoon Amy becomes tangled in the missing sister’s story as dark truths begin rising to the surface. But can Amy unlock the secrets of the past before they repeat themselves?Your favourite authors love Louise Douglas . . .'Crackles with repressed longing . . . the explosive ending took my breath away' C.L. TAYLOR, author of THE ACCIDENT and THE LIE
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