The Stranger at Black Lake by Christina McDonald

The Stranger at Black Lake

By Christina McDonald
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Secrets, murder and revenge converge when a young Jess Lambert investigates a small town murder after finding a woman wearing nothing but a pair of blood-soaked shoes wandering along the lake, in this gripping prequel novella to the bestselling female detective series.Jess Lambert and her husband, Mac, have just moved to Black Lake, looking for a quieter, more peaceful life. Until one morning Jess befriends a stranger—beautiful and glamorous Annie Parker—who’s also just moved to town.Only a few hours later, Jess finds Annie wandering in shock along the lake wearing nothing but a pair of blood-soaked shoes. And at Annie’s house she encounters a gruesome scene that shows a violent attack. But then Annie disappears.As Jess is pulled deeper into the mystery of what happened to Annie, she learns about the house’s chilling past. And she begins to wonder: who was Annie really? Is she a witness, murderer, victim?But it’s dangerous hunting down old ghosts. And Jess becomes increasingly unsure if she’s the hunter, or the prey. Who is the stranger at Black Lake?

“Fiction can show you a different world. It can take you somewhere you've never been. Once you've visited other worlds, like those who ate fairy fruit, you can never be entirely content with the world that you grew up in.“

Neil Gaiman
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