Summit Lake [B1658]

2022 PB printing of the 2016 original, in nice clean condition. Set in a small, picturesque North Carolina town, #1 international bestselling author Charlie Donlea's debut suspense novel tells the haunting story of a murdered law school student, the reporter assigned to her story-and the intimate connection that comes when the living walk in the footsteps of the dead. "A gem of a mystery, fast-paced and suspenseful."-Catherine Coulter. No suspects. No persons of interest. Just a girl who was alive one day and dead the next. Some places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student and daughter of a powerful attorney, was brutally murdered there. Now the town is reeling with grief, and the police are baffled. At first, investigative reporter Kelsey Castle thinks of the assignment as a fluff piece. But the savagery of the crime, and the efforts to keep it quiet, hint at something far more sinister than a random attack by a stranger. As Kelsey digs deeper, despite danger and warnings, she feels a growing connection to the dead girl. And the more she learns about Becca's friendships, her love life-and her secrets-the more convinced she becomes that walking in Becca's footsteps could lead her out of her own dark past.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Thoroughly good read which did keep me guessing right to near the end."; "Holy freaking heck, you get to 50% through and then it's just page turner after freaking page turner. Could not predict what was going to happen next and it also felt realistic, so perfect balance. Another book that does need a trigger warning of rape and assault but great writing and man was it a fast read."; "This story had a twist, like all great mysteries have! It was an easy, quick moving story. I hadn't read anything else from this author, but now I'll be looking for another."; "Great mystery! Kept me guessing. I loved the main characters, Becca who was the victim and Kelsey the investigative reporter who helped solve the case. When you think you've got it figured out, there's a twist or two that shakes every up."