‘Tense, edgy and nerve-wracking. I loved it!’ Helen Fields
‘A really thrilling read, satisfying on every level.’ Elly Griffiths
‘Had me gripped throughout’ Ian Rankin
A haunting psychological mystery about missing memories and dangerous family secrets.
When seventeen-year-old Eva Olsen wakes after a horrific accident, she finds herself confined to the attic of her family’s remote house in the forests of Norway. Her parents insist it’s for her own protection – that she’s too fragile to leave, that her memories are too patchy to trust. But Eva knows something is wrong.
The door is locked from outside. Her friends can’t visit. Someone watches the house from the snowy woods. Snatches of memory surface: a party by the lake, a stranger’s face, a scream.
As her parents grow more evasive, Eva suspects the truth about the accident – and who she used to be – is far more disturbing than they’ll admit. Are they trying to protect her? Or to protect themselves?
Perfect for fans of S.J. Watson’s Before I Go to Sleep, J.P. Delaney’s The Girl Before and Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train.
‘A really thrilling read, satisfying on every level.’ Elly Griffiths
‘Had me gripped throughout’ Ian Rankin
A haunting psychological mystery about missing memories and dangerous family secrets.
When seventeen-year-old Eva Olsen wakes after a horrific accident, she finds herself confined to the attic of her family’s remote house in the forests of Norway. Her parents insist it’s for her own protection – that she’s too fragile to leave, that her memories are too patchy to trust. But Eva knows something is wrong.
The door is locked from outside. Her friends can’t visit. Someone watches the house from the snowy woods. Snatches of memory surface: a party by the lake, a stranger’s face, a scream.
As her parents grow more evasive, Eva suspects the truth about the accident – and who she used to be – is far more disturbing than they’ll admit. Are they trying to protect her? Or to protect themselves?
Perfect for fans of S.J. Watson’s Before I Go to Sleep, J.P. Delaney’s The Girl Before and Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train.
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Reviews
Lake Child is a clever, unpredictable psychological thriller where Eve Olsen isn't the only one unable to unravel the truth from the lies. Beautifully crafted and satisfying.
A stylish, confident thriller which makes brilliant use of its ice-bound Nordic setting. The novel's razor-sharp dialogue and clever plotting make Lake Child hard to put down.
Deeply unsettling with twists and flips that kept me guessing.
Tense, edgy and nerve-wracking. I loved it!
There are twists upon twists in this exceptional crime novel, but what lingers most in the mind are the characters. A beautifully-written, and ultimately very moving, story about the families we have and the families we find. I loved it.
Beautifully written as always, with an original and compelling mystery at its heart, 'Lake Child' might just be Isabel Ashdown's best book yet.
Had me gripped throughout, with a heroine worth rooting for. Recommended for fans of The Dry.
Fiendishly clever
A really thrilling read, satisfying on every level.
There are twists upon twists in this exceptional crime novel, but what lingers most in the mind are the characters. A beautifully-written, and ultimately very moving, story about the families we have and the families we find. I loved it.