The Secret of the Lake Road

This. Goal. It flows through our veins and we can't stop it... like poison.

For sixteen years, Jo had remained silent about the facts of how her high school boyfriend drowned. Every summer, he left his children with his mother, who lived by the lake, but he could not bear to stay there by himself. Everything about the lake reminded him of his guilt.

But one day, seven-year-old Sara Starr disappeared while on the lake shore. Rescuers couldn't find the girl, but instead unearthed something Jo had hoped would never be found. Jo's daughter, Caroline, was the last person to see the missing Sara and felt responsible for her disappearance. He was determined to find out what happened to the little girl. But while searching for Sara, he will learn his mother's secrets and shake the foundations of everything he knows and his family.

“You will turn the pages of The Secret of the Lake Road faster than you can imagine, and you will read impatiently to learn the outcome of the mystery. "Karen Katchur, who draws a magnificent portrait of mothers and their daughters and those who live in summer places, has written a story that will haunt you every moment you take a break from the book."

-TAYLOR JENKINS REID, author of Maybe in Another Life-

“This beautiful, sad and impressive first novel brings to mind the works of Heather Gudenkauf. It will push readers to read more Katchur.”

-Library Journal, starred review-

“Katchur's memorable first novel is full of tension and hope. A story about the sadness that comes with parenthood, the excitement of first love, and the development of friendships. Readers will not want to put the book down until the last page.”

—MARILYN BRANT, New York Times bestselling author of The Road To You-

“Karen Katchur's The Secret of the Lake Road captured me with its first sentence and left me under its influence until the end. An incredible work about the painful return of buried secrets, the loss of innocence across generations, and the great price we pay as we grow up. Katchur succeeds very well in writing about ordinary people who are pushed to their limits.”

—DAVID BELL, bestselling author of The Forgotten Girl-

“A novel that is both provocative and captivating at the same time. The Secret of the Lake Road reflects the best and worst moments of childhood, its secret joys and fears, hopes and anxieties. "Katchur expertly moves between the past and the present, while also revealing terrible truths."

-PAULA TREICK DEBOARD, author of The Mourning Hours and The Fragile World-

“You feel the smell of wood and the heat of summer while the crickets are chirping in the background. The Secret of the Lake Road is a well-told story. “It is simultaneously a mystery and a successful analysis of the relationship between mothers and daughters.”

—BETHANY CHASE, author of The One That Got Away -

“The Secret of the Lake Road dives into the secrets of the community and reveals how love and heartbreak bond people together. “I couldn't put the book down.”

—SARA FOSTER, author of Beneath the Shadows-

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Pages: 304

Size: 13.5 x 21