The Summer House Murder
A Novel
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
A summer trip to the Adirondacks is turned upside down when a woman’s body is discovered in the lake in this twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Paula Hawkins.
Sisters Esme, Piper, and Regina go on their annual visit to their remote summer house on Lake George expecting a tense vacation. Each has their own families to deal with plus their own secrets to hide. Esme, the oldest sister, is desperate to keep up appearances after discovering her husband’s infidelity with the one person who hurts her the most. Piper, the middle child, has a four-month-old baby boy and is too tired to keep playing peacekeeper to her siblings. Regina, the youngest, is a sarcastic rule breaker with a secret to hide that could cost her everything.
After tension boils over into an ugly fight late one night, the sisters go off in separate directions. Like most of their blowouts, they think they’ll cool off and resume the trip like normal the next morning. Only this time when dawn comes, a young woman’s body is discovered in the lake. As a criminal investigation narrows in on their family home, it becomes clear that the sister’s web of lies and secrets is inextricably linked to the woman in the lake.
A tense and fast-paced thriller, The Summer House Murder will leave readers breathlessly turning the page until they reach the thrilling conclusion to this twisted family drama.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A body turns up in a lake during three sisters' summer vacation in this sizzling mystery from Roberts (Juniper Isle). Every summer, adult sisters Esme, Regina, and Piper pend two weeks vacationing at their family's summer home in Lake George, N.Y.. This year, each woman arrives amid private struggles: picture-perfect eldest daughter Esme's husband is cheating on her with their former nanny, middle child Piper is battling postpartum anxiety, and youngest daughter Regina's financial difficulties force her to ask Esme to buy out her share of the house. The morning after the sisters have a heated argument, they discover a corpse in the lake that appears to belong either to their estranged cousin or Esme's former nanny. Even as the sisters hatch a plan to keep their names clear, they start to doubt if they can trust one another. Roberts gradually reveals the depths of their secrets, keeping the pages turning as she casts suspicion on even the most unlikely culprit. This will have readers guessing until the very end.