“The lake is darker than a coffin with the lid shut,” she’d say. “And as deep as the ocean. If you sink under, you’ll never come back up again. You’ll be trapped forever.”– 3/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: lakes, models, social media, police investigators, drugs, and deceit.

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.

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 is not 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.

With his trademark blend of sharp characters, psychological suspense, and gasp-worthy surprises, Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake unveils more than one twist that will shock readers until the very last page.

If I’m being honest, this book was a little disappointing. I’ve been in a huge Riley Sager kick, so I’ve been reading his books whenever I have the chance. But this book… was a bit of a failure for me.
The thing that bothered me the most about this book is how it has a paranormal element. He has some books where he hints about paranormal events, but this is the first time I’ve seen him confirm the events. Maybe it’s because I had high expectations and thought “there’s no way he’ll use this storyline for obvious reasons”, but the author went there… and in my humble opinion, it didn’t go very well.
The story itself was not very strong. I was interested in the beginning, but slowly I started losing interest. I liked the characters very much, and in true Riley Sager’s fashion, there are plenty of plot twists – that was a plus for me!
So… I don’t know about this one. I was invested in the beginning, but the end disappointed me. Probably one of my least favorite books from this author.