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The Girl in the Lake: A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery

by James Patterson

A lakeside murder puts the investigators under suspicion

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A lakeside murder puts the investigators under suspicion

At a remote lodge in upstate New York, private investigators Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple, and Auguste Poe are already in hiding after an attack on their city headquarters. A body discovered in a frozen lake draws them back into public scrutiny, while a note points suspicion toward Holmes. The setup links a murder investigation to the trio’s own effort to evade an elusive assailant, who now demands that they abandon solving crimes and commit them instead. The book’s mystery turns on competing pressures: uncovering what happened at the lake while confronting a threat aimed directly at the investigators.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy private-investigator mysteries featuring an ensemble of detectives.
  • Readers interested in crime stories where investigators themselves come under suspicion.
  • Readers drawn to mysteries set around a remote lodge and a frozen-lake crime scene.

Themes

Investigation and suspicionThreats against investigatorsCrime and coercionTeamwork under pressure

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Book overview

An icy thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson.

At a frozen lakeside crime scene, a corpse carries an accusatory note: "If anything happens to me, arrest Brendan Holmes."

Mysteries trail Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple, and Auguste Poe wherever they go. At a remote lodge in upstate New York, the embattled private investigators have taken refuge from the assailant who bombed their sleek city headquarters.

When the discovery of a body in the lake puts the detectives back in the headlines and under suspicion, the elusive killer issues his despicable orders: stop solving crimes--and start committing them.

"Patterson ... will have readers checking their locks twice." --Booklist

"Patterson's latest thriller keeps readers guessing ... a fine chase." --People
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