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House by the lake

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House by the lake
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June 1933. The Edewijn family's ancestral estate in Cornwall is sparkling, ready for a much-anticipated St. John's Eve party. Alice Edewijn, a sixteen-year-old aspiring writer, is especially excited. Not only has she come up with the perfect plot twist for her novel, but she's also fallen head over heels in love. However, as the clock strikes midnight and fireworks light up the night sky, her younger brother disappears without a trace, and soon the police find a close family friend dead. Unable to withstand such a crushing blow, the Edewijns leave home for good. 2003. Detective Sadie Sparrow arrives at her grandfather's cottage in Cornwall after being forced to leave the London police force. Accidentally discovering a derelict house surrounded by dense woodland and an overgrown garden, she decides to find out the history of the house and is told about a missing boy. Meanwhile, Alice Edewijn, now the author of popular detective novels, leads a cloistered life in her Victorian house in Hampstead, as elaborate as her detectives. But that's only until Sadie starts asking questions about the Edewayne family's past, trying to unravel a complex tangle of secrets ...
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