The House Across the Lake: the utterly gripping new psychological suspense thriller from the internationally bestselling author

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Even with the struggles, I absolutely did enjoy it because Sager's writing style, sarcasm, jokey jokes, and settings just thrill me every single time! A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy.

Nonetheless, Sager did a decent job of deploying red herrings that kept me utterly confused for about half the book and then dumbfounded at some of the twists. The dumbfounding being bad and good. I figured out some, but there were others that took me by surprise.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 and placid as it appears. When Katherine suddenly vanishes, Casey becomes consumed with finding out what happened to her. In the process, she uncovers eerie, darker truths that turn a tale of voyeurism and suspicion into a story of guilt, obsession and how looks can be very deceiving. After first refusing to go along with her plan to call it an accident, Mark agrees when Carol tells him that they will meet up again later and live off her dead husband's money. However, after the coroner rules the death an accident, Mark does not hear from her, but the still suspicious CID inspector on the case arranges for Mark to find out that Carol has secretly married another old flame and changed residences. Mark angrily confronts her, but she sneers that she only used him and that there is nothing he can do about it without implicating himself. Mark decides to confess, thinking that, although it will probably mean a prison sentence for him, it will mean the rope for Carol.

I am a huge fan of Mr. Sager and I have been ruminating on this review for 2 days now. All of his previous books have been 4 and even a 5* for me. I’m sorry to say that this one was a disappointment. I make jokes because it’s easier to pretend I’m not feeling what I’m feeling than to actually feel it.” Speaking of surprises, I did not suspect Casey’s involvement in all of this as much as I should have. Casey was the one that killed her husband Len, who she found was a serial killer that had claimed the lives of three local women. I did suspect every other character in the book, including Katherine herself. That aspect of not knowing who to trust and constantly hunting for clues may be the appeal for many people that enjoy this genre, and I can see why. PS - the storm turns out to be nothing than a small rain storm 🤷🏻‍♀️. This whole time it's talked about and it goes flat.As always, I loved the unique plot & many twists that Sager brought with this book. I could not have guessed in the slightest where this book was going, it was such a ride! Not sure if Sager has lost his touch/giving into pressure and demand for more books, but this one and Survive the Night were not it. I’m mad I wasted a libro.fm credit on this one. I think I’ll never get that reading high like I did for Home Before Dark and Last Time I Lied ever again… Why does every Riley Sager book have to have some stupid man whose quote sexy show up in this girl's life and always have to save her in some way? 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 liquor, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple who live in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is rich; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous. There's some legitimate chemistry between Alex Nicol and Hillary Brooke. Good work too from Sidney James as the unfortunate husband, and Alan Wheatley as a detective.