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BOOK INFO
Title: The Lake Escape
Author: Jamie Day
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Publish Date: July 15, 2025
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Series: na
My Rating: 4/5
BOOK BLURB
JULIA, DAVID, AND ERIKA grew up together spending summers at their idyllic Vermont lake homes for as long as they can remember. Now adults— with their own sullen teens, endless mortgages, and low-voltage sex lives— the three friends have amassed secrets over the years.
This summer, David is eager to show off his newly renovated home—which now blocks his friends’ cherished lake views—and his much-younger girlfriend. He also, unwittingly, brings a nanny with a hidden agenda. What could possibly go wrong?
When David’s girlfriend mysteriously vanishes after a shouting match, Julia and Erika wonder just how well they know their lifelong friend. The lake harbors a harrowing past: two young women, with no known connection, vanished without a trace thirty years ago. Did the lake take another?
As a search is mounted, an intricate web of lies, deceits, and betrayals spanning generations starts to surface, and everyone finds themselves in danger of becoming the next victim. Of the lake, or something darker.
MY REVIEW
Three childhood friends (Julia, David, and Erika) spent their summers together at a lake in Vermont. They return for a summer vacation together as adults, with adult problems – marriage, kids, jobs, etc.
The Lake House is told using dual points of view from Julia and Izzy. Julia is one of the friends returning for the summer. Izzy is the nanny of David, the friend whose girlfriend goes missing during their stay. She is not the first woman to go missing at this lake.
The Lake House is tense with drama and mystery. Secrets, lies, and resentments make for a gripping story.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.