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

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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! 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.

This article is about the 1954 film. For the 2022 novel by Riley Sager, see The House Across the Lake (novel). The House Across the Lake is a 2022 thriller novel by American author Todd Ritter, writing under the pen name Riley Sager. [1] The plot concerns a woman who investigates the disappearance and possible murder of her glamorous neighbor at a Vermont lake resort. Reviewers favorably compared the book to the classic film Rear Window and a movie adaptation is planned. 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. I really had a phenomenal time reading this. I know that not every Reader is going to love Casey as a protagonist as much as I did, but I found her relatable and even charming in her own clunky way.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). Sager, Riley; Dunne, Bernadette (2022). The house across the lake. ISBN 978-0-593-58525-2. OCLC 1331544159. This psychological suspense thriller comes in waves of twists and surprises. Touching on Rear Window, which is referenced in the book, and Woman in the Window, the main character is an alcoholic with an incredible set of binoculars. Casey is a widow and stares out at the dark and eerie Lake Greene where her husband drowned. She was once an active theater star until the loss of her husband. Now she finds herself in tabloids capturing her out of control behavior. Overall, I had a positive experience and recommend this book to fans of his previous books and fans of horror, thriller, and mystery genres. 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.

She has retreated to her family’s lake house in Vermont, located on Lake Greene, and armed with binoculars she watches Tom and Katherine Royce, who live in the house across the lake. Sager is terrific at creating suspense within a confined, sometimes claustrophobic setting…Fans of stories that keep the heart pounding and the mind engaged will enjoy this one...One of the genre's most entertaining authors." - Booklist A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. It's never explained why Katherine was on the laptop and turned around startled when Tom caught her. Or why she wasn't allowed on the phone with Boone when she rushed off the phone when Tom caught her.

I did enjoy the book and did like the author’s writing, but I felt this book and his previous book were some of his weaker entries. Certain things such as an aspect of the big twist and the constant drinking of the main character took me out of the story at times. Casey is a mourning alcoholic trying to cope with the death of her husband by staying at her lake house. In actuality, she is exiled to her family lake house by her mother after making a drunken scene in front of a crowd of paparazzi (Casey and her family were quite famous in showbiz).

Ron Rash is renowned for his writing about Appalachia, but his latest book, The Caretaker, begins ... In March 2023, it was reported that Netflix will adapt the novel into a feature film with Paul Feig set to direct for Berlanti-Schechter Films and Feigco Entertainment. [6] Reception [ edit ] Boone and the detective friend of his were obvious red herrings, but I don’t know if I would trust him around stairs as he was caught in other lies (I don’t trust the story about his wife). The final 1/3 of “The House Across the Lake” is a cross between “The Exorcist” and the Meryl Streep movie “Death Becomes Her” . … This is not meant as a compliment. Needless to say I did not enjoy this book but kept reading it just to find out how the author would tie it all together for a happy ending. And amazingly enough, somehow he did. So if you are in the mood to read about a crazy, nosey murdering alcoholic helping a possessed neighbor who is in danger of being killed by her husband who is later possessed before being killed by a woman who was formerly possessed by the spirit of her ex husband who she also killed, have at it. For me, I am moving on to a better book while I recover from Covid. 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?

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A native of Pennsylvania, he now lives in Princeton, New Jersey. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, cooking and going to the movies as much as possible. His favorite film is "Rear Window." Or maybe "Jaws." But probably, if he's being honest, "Mary Poppins." Hmm...as a spoof it succeeded. If meant to be serious it may have jumped the shark in the last 25%. Even with the struggles, I absolutely did enjoy it because Sager's writing style, sarcasm, jokey jokes, and settings just thrill me every single time! Casey is the typical unreliable female narrator that readers see a lot of these days. Namely the main character with a drinking problem that noses her way into everyone else’s business. Usually, this type of narrator would be irksome to me, but in this case, it wasn’t. I think it’s because the reader knows at the outset that Casey’s husband recently passed away, so she’s just processing her grief. Sure, it’s not the healthiest way, but still. Riley Sager is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, most recently Home Before Dark and Survive the Night. A native of Pennsylvania, he now lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Tom and Katherine Royce just bought the new house across the lake. She is a super model and he is the owner of a tech company. He created the app named Mixer, a combination between LinkedIn and Facebook. They seem to be the perfect couple. A bit o' Hammer noir, The House Across the Lake gestures toward several better — and better known — films in the genre (things like Double Indemnity, and The Postman Always Rings Twice), its connection to which ultimately only serves to highlight its own weaknesses. The only differences here are that Boone isn’t a local, my heart’s too shattered to melt, and there’s no such thing as happily ever after. There’s only happy for a short period of time before everything falls apart.” I like that the main character, Mark, isn’t overly good nor bad, he is just a human who makes is tempted like everyone else. He is just Mark.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.