title: The Lake House: A Novel
author:  Kate Morton 
description: "Morton's moody, suspenseful latest is the perfect page-turner for a chilly night." -- <b>People Magazine</b> The Best Books of the Fall (<i>The Lake House</i>) (<i>People</i>)<br /><br />"..a rich and almost magical good old-fashioned tale...a fabulous addition to her work...whisks the reader away into another world...The Lake House is the perfect read for cold, dark nights" <b>Ft. Worth Star Telegram</b> <i>(The Lake House)</i> (<i>Ft. Worth Star Telegram</i>)<br /><br />"Skillful, suspenseful, surprising...a perfect read for ...dark winter evenings...Morton is a master of suspense" <b>The Philadelphia Inquirer</b> <i>(The Lake House)</i> (<i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i>)<br /><br />"..a stunning, well-woven mystery that will keep readers hooked through myriad twists and turns. There are secrets within secrets in this story, and every time readers think they've figured it out, something new will be revealed." -- <b>San Diego Book Review</b> <i>(The Lake House)</i> (<i>San Diego Book Review</i>)<br /><br />"Compelling...Morton's plotting is impeccable, and her finely wrought characters...are as surprised as readers will be by the astonishing conclusion." -- <b>Publisher's Weekly * </b><i>(The Lake House)</i> (<i>Publisher's Weekly</i>)<br /><br />"Brilliant...delivers the satisfactions of all her bestsellers since debuting with <i>The House at Riverton</i>...perfect books for just about every reader." -- <b>Library Journal</b> <i>(The Lake House)</i> (<i>Library Journal</i>)<br /><br />"In the latest from Morton, secrets from the past come to light in the present, a theme that is the authors specialty. Missing babies, maternal sacrifice, and secrets, secrets, secretsMorton offers generous clues, only to peel back deeper layers just when the truth seems closenot short on heart-wrenching choices and rich characters<i>." --</i><b> Booklist</b> <i>(The Lake House)</i> (<i>Booklist</i>)
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  _A House at the Bottom of a Lake_ is a work of fiction. Names, characters,
  places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are
  used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events,
  or locales is entirely coincidental.
  
  Copyright © 2016 by Josh Malerman
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  Published in the United States by Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a
  division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
  
  DEL REY is a registered trademark and the CIRCLE colophon is a trademark of
  Penguin Random House LLC.
  
  Originally published in paperback in the United Kingdom by This Is Horror, in
  2016.
  
  Hardback ISBN 9780593237779
  
  Ebook ISBN 9780593237786
  
  [randomhousebooks.com](http://randomhousebooks.com)
  
  Book design by Caroline Cunningham, adapted for ebook
  
  Cover design and illustration: Pye Parr
  
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  Contents
  
  [ _Cover_](Male_9780593237786_epub3_cvi_r1.xhtml)
  
   _Title Page_
  
   _Copyright_
  
  > Chapter 1
  
  > Chapt