The House Across the Lake

A Novel

By: Riley Sager

Narrated by: 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.

Twists & Turns

Wow, I didn’t see most of that coming! I thought this would be another book you can predict what’s going on - but every prediction was WAY off. It was a fun listen and kept me intrigued every step of the way!

A mystery mash-up

Murder mystery meets cop thriller meets mystical drama … this books is a little bit of it all. This was my first Riley Sager book to read. I’ll definitely grab another one soon. It was a quick, engaging read that didn’t get boring. I felt like a few characters could have been developed more but, overall, it was a good one! One drawback - the performance voice didn’t match the characters I envisioned. Not sure I can put my finger on it, but I don’t enjoy the audio performance as much as I enjoyed the book itself.

Listen to sample before purchasing!

Narration is awful. Doesn’t match character makes the story unbearable. Too bad, promising story, cannot finish. Picking up hard copy.

Fun

It's a wild story with unbelievable Twists and turns. You know this would never happen but some how it's still fun.

a lot of twist

twist, twist and more twist! it was very hard for me to put this book down. I wanted to know what was going to happen next and try to tie it all together. Brilliantly written and a true thriller story had me on the edge of my seat!