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The only thing that really saved this book was there was a good twist. A girl is murdered in Summit Lake & the reporter sent to investigate her murder is helped unbelievably by a local police officer & of course handsome doctor. The story is not bad but it‘s almost borderline cheesy with how all the clues easily falls into place & holes in the plot that you wonder why they were ever introduced. Debating if I‘ll try another book by this author.

A very solid whodunnit! As Becca's secrets come to light after her horrific murder, I was hooked. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is my last week before I go back to teaching. I hope to finish both Minor Feelings & The Book of Cold Cases. The others I will read/listen to as much as I can. #DeniseLevertov #memoir #mystery #literatibookclub #audiomystery

It was alright but there were some big plot points that were just left and forgotten. Like the author added it as an after thought and forgot to incorporate it into the ending, or maybe decided to take it out but forgot to go back and remove the content. Idk it was enough to turn what could have been a good book bad. Either way, more points for #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

Predictable thriller, pedestrian dialogue, and something about the plot/writing came across as very dated. I kept forgetting that this story takes place in 2011. Too many red herrings that fell flat. The characters acted in ways that made no sense; the worst example being the reporter healing from a recent trauma was WAY too trusting. Still, there were moments, particularly in the final chapters, where the writer‘s potential shown through. 2.5⭐️

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Kelsey is sent to Summit lake to try to get reoriented to life after the trauma she suffered. While there she will write a piece for her magazine about a recent murder investigation. But all is not as it seems and she is pulled in to the mystery as to why the police are covering up the investigation.

Recommended by a friend. His first mystery, not bad, but not great. Donlea has a somewhat overwrought style (“The winter night sucked the sky black ...”.) and it was pretty clear who the bad guy was, even with the bait & switch. I haven‘t read his others.

The plot: a young law student is found murdered in her parents summer home at Summit Lake. Kelsey Castle is journalist who is investigating what happened.

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SUMMIT LAKE is a haunting story of both a murdered law school student, and the reporter assigned to cover her story. I loved the well-crafted alternating storylines detailing both Becca‘s life prior to her murder and Kelsey‘s investigation after Becca‘s murder. https://www.bluestockingreviews.com/post/summit-lake

Needed an ebook to read while at my desk...flipped though all my unread choices on my kindle and settled on this one! #currentread

It's a run-of-the-mill mystery but not a bad way to spend a few hours.

This is a good, by the book mystery, with all aspects done right. I saw through the red herring that led to the final plot twist, but still enjoyed the story and couldn't put it down when the action ramped up at the end. It wasn't spectacular, but the writing, character, tone and pacing melded together to make this a book I'd recommend, and an author I'd read again. Nicely done.

This description makes me salivate!!! Cracking it open with high hopes 🤓

Great suspenseful novel that I couldn't put down! Centered around a murder mystery in a small and sleepy town, this book flashes back and forth between past and present and the reader never knows what's coming up next. The author is also a really nice guy. Don't miss this book!

This book tackles some pretty tough issues alongside #richpeopleproblems but does not have the impact I was hoping for. It deserved to be edited and developed more. The narrator was not very good at reading the dialogue especially, so I recommend reading, not listening. #wantedtoloveit #yourresearchisshowing #superfoils

Remember how I recommended the audiobook version of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN last week? Well this week I'm going all out for the audiobook of SUMMIT LAKE. This book is fantastic (also a debut?!???) and the audiobook is downright thrilling. There is a reason it is beating TGOTT in audiobook sales right now, you should really check this out. Two leads are female, the story is haunting, believable, and unputdownable.

I grabbed this because one of the reviews described it as "silence of the lambs" meets "lovely bones." While I'm not entirely sure that is an accurate description, I found this to be an engaging read! The first couple of chapters started a tiny bit slow, but once I got into the story I was hooked!

"But finding a secret is never the key. Figuring out why a secret is a secret"---he lifted his cigarette into the air---"that will lead you somewhere."

"No suspects. No persons of interest. Just a girl who was alive one day and dead the next."