A review by heather626
The Secret by the Lake by Louise Douglas

4.0

Louise Douglas transports us to a different time and city like no one else. A small, dark English town with so many secrets. After being spoiled by the Laurent family for years, tragedy turns everyone's world, including the nanny's Amy, upside down. Suddenly no one knows how they are going to make ends meet and keep the only thing the Laurent family has to their name, the cottage in the village safe from the wolves at the door. Amy lost her mother as a child and found herself escaping her own world by accepting a nanny job and helping to raise little miss Vivian. Being dragged back to Julia's hometown and the cottage where she grew up, brings on so many questions. Nothing in the town seems right. Secrets and suspicion are around every corner. Amy can see why Julia chose to escape all those years ago. But something keeps bringing Amy back to the one bedroom that seems to house all the secrets. What happened to Caroline, Julia's sister? Was she really as sinister as everyone seems to believe?
I was very pleasantly surprised by Louise Douglas's The Secret of the Lake. It was a excellent mix of fiction, suspense, with a little bit of mystery and thriller thrown in. I will definitely recommend this to others and will continue to look for other works by Douglas. Special Thanks to NetGalley, Louise Douglas, and Boldwood Books for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion. 4 stars for me.
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