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

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stars— There really are no words that can adequately describe this book. The first 2/3 of the book was basically A J Finn’s “The Woman in the Window” but set at a lake house to shake things up. Much like “The Woman in the Window” and “The Girl on The Train” the woman who observes what she believes to be a crime in this book is drunk 24/7. (**Note to authors : from here on out sober witnesses only, thank you, drunks have run their course). Pleasant noir with all the tropes: femme fatale, voice over, and the deadly intent. The acting is fine by folks that I am too young to know. And it is short. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is powerful; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous. The film was based on a novel by Ken Hughes, High Wray, published in 1952. [2] It was filmed at Bray Studios. [3] Nicol and Brooke were the only Americans in the cast, although Brooke played a British character, as she did in most films. (Her mastery of a "posh" accent caused her to be typecast as British in Hollywood films starting in the 1940s.) [4] [5] Filming occurred at Bray Studios in Berkshire. [6] Reception [ edit ] According to an obituary of Ken Hughes, "The film was praised by critics, and began Hughes's ascent into more important productions. " [7]

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? The paranormal came out practically out of nowhere. I know the author has often played with the “is it paranormal or people” which I like but this time it wasn’t well executed. The neighbour’s wife being possessed by her dead husband was just... a completely different book. She passes the time by viewing her neighbors through a set of binoculars left by her husband at the lake house. Overall: I was planning to give three stars after that unexpected, out of nowhere twist but last third was way too much gripping, fast pacing and entertaining for me! So I decided to round up 3.5 stars to 4 girl power, haunting lake stars! Casey Fletcher, a widow and notable actress, has retreated to her family’s lakeside cottage to escape some recent bad press. She spends her days drinking and using her binoculars to spy casually on her neighbours.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. Not long after, Katherine suddenly vanishes. Casey, having witnessed some very suspicious behaviors from the couple before, thinks violence may have been involved. She doesn't believe Katherine just up and left of her own volition.

The ending of this is completely over-the-top and caught me by surprise. It's definitely one of his more memorable conclusions. Trust me when I say, it's a wild ride. Be forewarned, spoilers are ahead: The fact that there was a supernatural aspect in this book took me by surprise as Riley Sager has never included a supernatural aspect before since some other books of his would fit the concept better. I loved watching Casey make silly mistakes and all up in her neighbors' business. She takes the movie Rear Window to a whole new level. I could not wait to get this title and it did not disappoint. There was an iffy, unbelievable scene, nevertheless it was worth the change up. Do y'all remember when we were super excited once we finished home before dark and wanted Riley to publish a supernatural book? Yeah? Right? Yeah, so this isn't it. Just to be clear, Dunne is a terrific narrator, and she has credits under her belt such as Memoirs of a Geisha (which I loved). I just had an extremely difficult time matching this narrator’s voice to our main character.After the disappointment that was Survive the freaking Night, I was prayingggg that this would be a welcome change...

Oh, then we find out Tom is trying to kill her for real. He shows up at Casey's house doing this but with a wine bottle because what couldn't be a whiter thing to do. I kept laughing picturing him getting in a boat with a wine bottle to look so threatening. How did he know right at that moment that she was going to remember the drug residue on the glass that broke when she never mentioned it to him before? It doesn't make any sense for Len to talk to Tom about what Casey did because he was still in love with her. It's so stupid that he still wants to go through with killing his wife when not 2 days ago they all were suspecting him! Oh and he wants to kill Casey too because she knows the truth. Dude, everyone is going to notice she's missing after all this weird shit went down. Casey manages to kill him with the wine bottle. What a weird and desperate twist the author tried to insert here. It was so cheesy and misplaced. How did Tom get to the other side of the lake that she never noticed and no one saw him? There were a couple of red herrings in this book with some more obvious than others. As per usual in a Riley Sager book, there were a lot of twists. The biggest twist for me was only a twist because of the content of the author’s previous works under this pseudonym.Sager, Riley; Dunne, Bernadette (2022). The house across the lake. ISBN 978-0-593-58525-2. OCLC 1331544159.

I also really enjoyed, not just Casey as a main character, but all her interactions and musings involving the Royces. They certainly kept her mind occupied, at least for a little while. About the book: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.

This book feels very cozy to me and I can't really pinpoint why. Maybe it's Casey's narration or the handsome handyman ex-cop? I think if you go in knowing it's a mystery with a teeny supernatural part, you might not be disappointed. Nothing scary, nothing gory. I was surprised by the reveal. Why is there always some kind of actor in his books? The last one was a girl who dreamed of movies and now this one is an actress.