The House Across the Lake

A Novel

De: Riley Sager

Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Named a most-anticipated summer book by USA Today, People, E! News, Cosmopolitan, PureWow, CNN.com, New York Post, CrimeReads, POPSUGAR, and more

The bestselling author of Final Girls and Survive the Night is back with his “best plot twist yet.” (People, "Best Summer Books")

Be careful what you watch for . . .

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.

Narrator

The narrator was good - I feel bad saying this, but NOT the right voice for the story. The story was great. The narrator’s reading was good, it was just wrong voice to the point of distraction:

Narrator+unrealistic ending

The narrator’s voice alone ALMOST convinced me to return this book. The main character was supposed to be an attractive 37 ish year old actress and sounded like a 75 year old smoker. After getting past that, it kept my interest until the end, which was implausible. I think it would have been more tolerable with a different narrator but still would have left me disappointed.

very captivating

Do not listen to other reviews. The narrator was wonderful and the story line of the book was fabulous. I was drawn in by the main character Casey and her determination to solve the case, although it took a very twisting turn at the end!

Love the story

The story here was great. I have heard a lot of complaints about the narration and I get it. It threw me off at first because the narrator sounds so much older than the character is supposed to be. Then I figured maybe she sounds older because maybe she`s an alcoholic? I went with that and got used to it. This story does deal with dark subject matter, but it was a great mystery that kept me guessing.

They picked the wrong narrator

This book was decent. I predicted a lot of the twists which didn’t bother me but the narrator was such an odd choice. The main character was young but the person they picked to read the part sounded much older and didn’t really make sense for the tone.

Spoiler - Not predictable at all

I have read all of Sagers books. If you are not familiar with his previous books they all have twist endings. Last year I was frustrated with another predictable twist ending I saw coming. This year I was hit upside the face with so many twists and turns. It's a refreshing change to the predictable stories of today's time. I was truly surprised

The 1st 2/3 was interesting, the last 1/3 was meh.

The narration was not as bothersome to me as it was to others. I became used to the voice as the story progressed. The story kept me interested until the twist. After the twist a little more than half way through, I lost interest. I try not to give bad reviews as it just not may be my taste. But this book was difficult to finish.

Exciting

Loved the story. Found it so imaginative and different. Very carefully and richly written. Will read more by this author. Didn’t love the sound of reader voice though.

Wrong narrator, story just okay

Great narrator, but better suited for an older character…I kept having to remind myself that Casey was in her 30s, not 50s or 60s. I also discovered that I’m more a fan of reality-based stories, not the supernatural.

Listen to a Sample before committing! *SPOILER*

Unfortunately, I agree with the other reviews in saying the narrator’s voice did NOT match the main character. Casey is about 36 years old but the narrator’s voice sounded very elderly. It was hard to connect the two especially since Casey’s mother was so controlling. It was just strange. As soon as Eli started talking about demonic possessions in the lake, I immediately knew what happened to Katherine. It was just all over the place. I would try to read this as a hard copy to see if I’d enjoy it more.