Being from the US it takes a little time to get used to the slightly different dialect. The author is from Europe and the story takes place in England. Covering several key characters, spanning 7 decades and 2 families, once I became invested in the characters I couldn’t put this book down.

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This house began calling me like an old friend. The first real chapter shows Sadie, who is the detective, out walking the dogs and coming across the old, abandoned house. And someone is sneaking out into the woods beyond the grand manor to bury something important… She is visiting her grandfather, getting away from the rigors of a tough case that went awry. Of course this is a monumental mystery for a young woman who works as a detective in London. All the personal possessions seem to have been left behind many years ago. There were still books on the nightstand, left halfway read. A family abandoned this amazing place, quickly. This old place covered in dust and ivy had been left alone for almost seventy years. Imagine being out for a walk with the dogs and finding a hidden world. I fell for the crumbling and abandoned house in Cornwall near the sea. With THE LAKE HOUSE I was intrigued from the start. Norton takes her time setting her stories up. Started right out of the gate with suspense and intrigue. I think my favorite is still her first one, though: THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN. I’ve read every one of Kate Morton’s novels.

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