The Girl in the Lake
A haunting and suspenseful new mystery from bestselling author Lauren Oliver
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
5 May 2026
Summary
Kate Willis, a psychiatrist and researcher for unexplained extraordinary human experiences, is called to investigate the case of a six-year-old Massachusetts girl who claims to remember details of a past life.
As usual, Kate expects to find a simple explanation. Instead, she is shocked to discover that the child seems to know eerie details about Kate’s childhood friend, Becca, who vanished one summer fifteen years ago.
Forced to confront her own memories of that fatal summer e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473672833 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147367283X |
| Author: | Lauren Oliver |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 5 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 396g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 30mm |
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Everything I adore in a book: relatable characters; thrills and chills; a layered, propulsive plot; and enormous heart. It’s about secrets, loss, grief, and love, and I still have chills of the very best kind. Stunning – JENNIFER NIVENMy favorite type of story: part supernatural investigation, part small-town mystery, and utterly captivating from the first page to the last. Lauren Oliver seamlessly blends the supernatural with the psychological in a twisted, decades-spanning puzzle that kept me guessing right up until the very end. I devoured this book – LAUREN THOMANPRAISE FOR BESTSELLING AUTHOR LAUREN OLIVERBeautifully written, compelling and poignant, a truly memorable read * Closer *A startling piece of writing that is utterly believable and beautifully told… If you only read one book this year, it should be this one * Bookbag *A sharp and harrowing mystery for the digital age … An immersive and captivating reading experience. I inhaled this book like a gulp of fresh air after a long swim – Lauren Thoman, acclaimed author of I’ll Stop the WorldFormally inventive, swimming in the murky waters of the Discord server and the true crime podcast, this novel will have you thinking twice about girls who disappear. This book is absolutely not to be missed – Hayley Scrivenor, internationally bestselling author of Dirt Creek
About The Author
Lauren Oliver
Lauren Oliver is a screenwriter, media entrepreneur, and author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, including Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem in the Delirium trilogy; Before I Fall, which was adapted into a feature film; Panic, which was adapted into an Amazon Prime series for which Lauren wrote every episode and served as executive producer; and the Replica duology.
Lauren founded the IP company StoryGiants, helping to package and edit nearly one hundred other novels. She also cofounded Incantor AI, devoted to ethical treatment of IP in artificial intelligence technologies for media and entertainment.
Raised in Westchester, New York, Lauren attended the University of Chicago and got her MFA from NYU. She now divides her time between Maryland and Los Angeles.
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