The Lakehouse

Todd Newman who has been cleared of his wife’s murder has returned to her small Connecticut town to finish building their Lake House. He wants to start over and crawl out from under the shadow of suspicion of doubt and suspicion that surrounds him. Everyone believes he is guilty and when a young woman’s body washes up on the beach next door, naturally he is the first suspect, but did he do it?

Tracey Somerset is a divorced single mother raising her two-year-old son. She is not looking to meet someone when she drives to Walmart to get some medication. But there Todd is, and she enjoys his attention and speaking with him. She has no idea at the time she is speaking to a man dubbed “The Banker Butcher”.

The book is told through the POV of Tracey and the Sheriff, Sheriff Duane Sobczak. Through them, we learn their thoughts and feelings concerning Todd Newman and the investigation into the young women’s deaths.

This will go into the category of liked not loved it. The story was good, but I wish it was as good as the ending. I enjoyed the last parts of the book the most and the last chapter titled “A year and a half later.” Throughout the book, we get to see that the town is full of secrets and that some will do whatever they must to protect their secrets.

**an interesting thing, I see that some reviewers are calling Todd Newman “Greg” Newman. In my version of the book he is Todd Newman. I wonder if the Author changed his name.

Thank you to Polis Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.