The Girl in the Lake

A body frozen beneath an upstate New York lake reignites a private detective's worst nightmare in this new novel from Sunday Times bestselling thriller author, James Patterson.

A Holmes, Margaret and Poe Mystery

The girl in the lake was never supposed to be found.

When her body surfaces in the frozen waters of Cayuga Lake, a note left on the body turns Brendan Holmes from private investigator to prime suspect.

With a dangerous adversary closing in, Holmes and his partners find themselves forced into a deadly game.

And this time, the rules have changed. They must stop solving crimes...or be forced to commit them.

Praise for James Patterson

'Nobody does it better' - Jeffery Deaver

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades' - Lee Child

'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind' - Michael Connelly

'James Patterson is The Boss' - Ian Rankin

'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Daily Mail

'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.' - Guardian