"What is marriage but a series of mutual deceptions."

After recently losing her husband, actress Casey Fletcher retreats to her family's lake house to escape a string of bad press. All alone and struggling to cope, Casey finds herself with bottles of wine and the opportunity to watch her rich beautiful neighbors. When one day Casey saves her neighbor Katherine from drowning, they soon become fast friends and Casey starts to get wrapped up in her life. But when Katherine disappears, Casey takes it upon herself to figure out what happened to her. Even if it will cost Casey her life.

As a huge Riley Sager fan, I couldn't wait to devour this one. The House Across The Lake is a fun mix of Rear Window, but ends up taking you on a wild adventure you won't expect. Don't let the classic unreliable narrator fool you, Sager has taken the trope and spun it on its head! Thrilling, imaginative, and entertaining, the twists are sure to grab you by surprise. So open up your mind and enjoy!

I love Riley Sager, and look forward to each new release that is released, so I couldn't wait to read his latest,
THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE.

The characters were likable enough for me, and I enjoyed the alternating POVS and timelines of Before and After, but my main complaint is that I grew bored with the plot and felt all of the twists were easy to figure out early on.

*many thanks to Dutton for the gifted copy for review

Super yikes. This book was so rough. The narrator was so ridiculously unreliable that it was embarrassing. And then the actual plot twist was so cringe. Ugh.

This book was not it. I had zero interest in this 20% in so decided to not finish it. Maybe Riley Sager isn't for me anymore? I'll probably keep trying to read his books because I have enjoyed a few in the past but this one and I were not vibing. Thank you for the chance to read this.

I love Riley Sager and am quick to buy and read anything he publishes, but this one was a complete miss for me. It felt eerily reminiscent to The Woman in the Window which was a snooze fest. The big "twist" in this book, while threw me for a loop, came out of left field and almost made no sense. I was really hoping for a solid thriller from RS, but I guess I'll have to wait until his next one!

What a great book! I love everything by this author and this book was no different! I couldn't put this down and was up all night waiting to see how it ended!

Description: Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is powerful; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous.

One day on the lake, Casey saves Katherine from drowning, and the two strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each other—and the longer Casey watches—it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom’s marriage isn’t as perfect as it appears. When Katherine suddenly vanishes, Casey immediately suspects Tom of foul play. What she doesn’t realize is that there’s more to the story than meets the eye—and that shocking secrets can lurk beneath the most placid of surfaces.

Packed with sharp characters, psychological suspense, and gasp-worthy plot twists, Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake is the ultimate escapist read . . . no lake house required.

My thoughts: this is my first Riley Sager book and I had high hopes based off mutuals loving Riley’s former books. In the end though I just couldn’t get into this book and ended up DNFing.

Riley Sager is an auto buy author for me so I was thrilled to get approved for The House Across the Lake. He did not disappoint. I found this one very entertaining and can’t wait to see what he comes with next!!

Riley Sager is the best of the best. This book is everything I wanted it to be and more. I went in knowing not much (just that I’ve loved all five of his other books) and this did not disappoint! Actually, the twist may be my favorite twist of the entire year! So wild and out there and perfect.

I’m going to call it and DNF it for now. Might try this again later but it isn’t catching my interest right now.

Wow—I really liked the ending of this book but I did feel like it was giving Woman in the Window/ Girl on The Train Vibes but then that was likely Sager’s point -Messing with readers and playing with popular tropes. SO well done!

This was my first Riley Sager book and I enjoyed it from the start. I loved the lake setting, as well as the twists that kept coming!


Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for my arc in exchange for an honest review.

Really great story from a really good author. The characters are easy to relate to and at times some of them can be a little annoying, but the story in general is a good cabin read.

Casey Fletcher is a recently widowed actress who’s been on the receiving end of some bad press. Thinking she needs less press and less access to alcohol, an escape to her family’s lake house in Vermont seems like just the ticket.

Soon, a tech mogul (Tom) and former model (Katherine) move in across the lake, and Casey’s binoculars stray toward the golden couple’s many-windowed home. After rescuing Katherine from the lake, the two strike up a friendship, and Casey realizes there’s something amiss across the lake. When Katherine goes missing, Casey sounds the alarm. Did she run away? Did Tom do something to her? Will anyone trust an actress whose public spiral hasn’t been forgotten?

I love everything Riley Sager writes, and this is no exception!

The House Across the Lake is definitely a creepy mystery that I absolutely loved. Not everyone will love the main character, but I sure loved the way she was written.

I highly recommend this book!

Thank you for the advanced copy of this book! I will be posting my review on social media, to include Instagram, Amazon, Goodreads, and Instagram!

I love reading Riley Sager’s books. They have all been a perfect combination of mystery and suspense. I was excited to read this one but felt it difficult for me to connect to the characters. This was a miss for me but may appeal to others. I still think Riley Sager is one of the best modern thriller writers out there!

Liked this one a lot. Enjoyed the supernatural element. The story definitely surprised me more than his recent books.

This book is great! Would definitely recommend. Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

OK, this was crazy but I loved it. The perfect pre-Halloween read. I can see why some readers might be rolling their eyes but I was here for the ride and really enjoyed the way the story wrapped up. I definitely did not see the sharp turn coming in the plot, and the narrative took a whole new path about 70% of the way through, which in my opinion makes for a great horror/thriller.