The Girl in the Lake

byJames Patterson

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The girl in the lake was never supposed to be found.

When her body surfaces in the frozen waters of Cayuga Lake, a note left on the body turns Brendan Holmes from private investigator to prime suspect.

With his name on the line and a deadly adversary closing in, Holmes and his partners – Margaret Marple and Auguste Poe – are forced back into a game they thought they’d escaped.

And this time, the rules have changed: stop solving crimes… or be forced to commit them.

PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON

‘Nobody does it better' JEFFERY DEAVER

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades' LEE CHILD

'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind' MICHAEL CONNELLY

'James Patterson is The Boss' IAN RANKIN

‘One of the greatest storytellers of our time’ DAILY MAIL

'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.' GUARDIAN

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About James Patterson

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Viola Davis, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.
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