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The House on the Lake

The House on the Lake

The new gripping and haunting thriller from the bestselling author of Day of the Accident

Summary

No matter how far you run . . .


He's never far behind



'Gripping, poignant' Rosamund Lupton

'Eerily haunting' Jane Corry

'I literally couldn't put it down' Emma Curtis

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Lisa needs to disappear. And her friend's rambling old home in the wilds of Yorkshire seems like the perfect place. It's miles away from the closest town, and no one there knows her or her little boy, Joe.

But when a woman from the local village comes to visit them, Lisa realizes that she and Joe aren't as safe as she thought.

What secrets have Rowan Isle House - and her friend - kept hidden all these years?

And what will Lisa have to do to survive, when her past finally catches up with her?

**BUY THE SPELLBINDING THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND MY SISTER'S BONES**
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT NUALA ELLWOOD

'Creepy and deliciously atmospheric, this page-turner has it all - twists and turns and a powerful emotional punch' Teresa Driscoll

'What a great book! It's got everything a good thriller needs, a creepy old house, a remote location, some great complex characters and lots of perfectly timed twists and turns' Netgalley Reader

'Makes you question everything you thought you knew' Emma Kavanagh

'Brilliantly compulsive and with one hell of a twist!' Claire Douglas

Reviews

  • Eerily haunting with the delicious sense of danger which Nuala Ellwood is so good at creating
    Jane Corry

About the author

Nuala Ellwood

Iris Costello is the pseudonym of bestselling author, Nuala Ellwood. She has a BA Hons degree in Sociology from Durham University and a Master's in Creative Writing from York St John University where she is a visiting lecturer. She is the author of seven highly acclaimed novels, the most recent of which was The Secrets of Rochester Place. The Story Collector is her eighth book.
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