Thank you Libro.fm / DreamscapeMedia, for the ALC of The Lake of Lost Girls in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: November 5, 2024
Summary:
Told in alternating timelines, The Lake of Lost Girls is a haunting novel that will thrill fans of All Good People Here and We Are All the Same in the Dark.
Using suspenseful podcast clips to weave a twisty tale of a missing student and her sister who is desperate for answers, The Lake of Lost Girls is perfect for fans of I Have Some Questions for You.
It’s 1998, and female students are going missing at Southern State University in North Carolina. But freshman Jessica Fadley, once a bright and responsible student, is going through her own struggles. Just as her life seems to be careening dangerously out of control, she suddenly disappears.
Twenty-four years later, Jessica’s sister Lindsey is desperately searching for answers and uses the momentum of a new chart-topping true crime podcast, Ten Seconds to Vanish, that focuses on the cold cases, to guide her own investigation. Soon, interest reaches fever pitch when the bodies of the long-missing women begin turning up at a local lake, which leads Lindsey down a disturbing road of discovery.
In the present, one sister seeks to untangle a complicated web of lies.
In the past, the other descends ever deeper into a darkness that will lead to her ultimate fate.
This propulsive and chilling suspense is a sharp examination of sisterhood and the culture of true crime.
My thoughts:
After I saw a few bookfriends raving about this one, I immediately added it to my list and then as soon as I was given access to the ALC, I not only grabbed it, I immediately started listening to it. I flew through this one, unable to tear myself away from it once I started it. Podcast elements woven into thrillers have become one of my favorite tropes and the way they are used here propels the story forward, unlike anything I’ve read before. AND with a full-cast narration, this story just pulls you in with its family drama and all the twists. I’m still shook by that ending…I totally did not see that coming at all!
Do yourself a favor and grab this one ASAP…and good in as blind as you can! You’ll thank me later!
Audio thoughts:
As I already mentioned, this is narrated by a full cast, complete with sound effects and it was fantastic! The narrators – Helen Laser, Frankie Corzo, Sara Young, Haley Taylor, and David Bendena – all bring their A-game to this performance!
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