The Secret by The Lake

<h2><strong>'Chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling.' Tammy Cohen</strong></h2><p>When a tragedy forces the family Amy works for as a nanny to retreat to a small lakeside cottage she realises they desperately need her help and support so she agrees to go with them.</p><p>But Amy finds the cottage by the lake unsettling even sinister. The house is where the children's mother spent her childhood - and the place where her seventeen-year-old sister disappeared mysteriously. </p><p>Before long ominous truths begin rising to the surface and Amy becomes bewitched by the missing sister's story. Can Amy unlock the secrets of the past before they repeat themselves?</p><p><strong>Bestselling author of <em>House by the Sea</em>Louise Douglas returns with an enthralling and captivating novel perfect for fans of Barbara O'Neal Lucinda Riley and Rachel Hore. </strong></p><p><br></p><h2><strong>'Crackles with repressed longing . . . the explosive ending took my breath away.' C.L. Taylor</strong></h2><p> </p><p><strong>Praise for Louise Douglas</strong>:</p><p>'Kept me guessing until the last few pages and the <strong>explosive ending </strong>took my breath away.' C.L. Taylor author of <em>The Accident </em>on <em>Your Beautiful Lies</em></p><p>'Beautifully written <strong>chillingly atmospheric </strong>and utterly compelling <em>The Secret by the Lake</em> is Louise Douglas at her brilliant best' Tammy Cohen author of <em>The Broken</em></p><p>'A master of her craft Louise Douglas ratchets up the tension in this haunting and exquisitely written tale of buried secrets and past tragedy.' Amanda Jennings<em> </em>author of <em>Sworn Secret</em></p><p><br></p><p>'A clammy atmospheric and suspenseful novel it builds in tension all the way through to the <strong>startling final </strong>pages.' <em>Sunday Express S Magazine</em></p>