"The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it." (James Bryce)

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

DAUGHTERS OF THE LAKE (Wendy Webb)

Wendy Webb is one of my favorite authors.  She isn't prolific yet, but you can always count on enjoying a fascinating, ghostly story. 

Kate Granger has recently ended her marriage and is visiting her parents at their house on the shores of Lake Superior.  The last thing she expects to is to become involved in a murder mystery, especially one where she realizes that she has been experiencing vivid, lifelike dreams about the victim, who died 100 years ago.

Kate's father is walking the dog along the beach when he discovers the body of a young woman dressed in an old-fashioned nightgown washed up on the shore.  Kate finds herself compelled to rush to the young woman's corpse and discovers the tiny body of a newborn folded into the woman's gown.  Somehow, she knew it would be there.  Thus begins the unfolding of a mystery 100 years in the making, the righting of old wrongs, new discoveries, and the tragic story of Addie Cassatt and her one true love, Jess Stewart. I would highly recommend this to anyone interested in a good gothic mystery.


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