by Kate Morton
First published 2015
In 1933, a young woman named Alice Edevane vanishes from her family's Cornish estate on the night of the annual Midsummer Eve party. Decades later, a London detective stumbles upon the unsolved case while restoring the now-abandoned Lake House. As she delves into the family's history, the mysteries of the past and present converge, unearthing the Edevanes' darkest secrets.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: cold-case, dual-timeline, family-secrets
Setting: Cornish Estate, Lake House
Period: 1933, Decades Later
607 pages · Kindle Edition · Mantle