The Deepest Lake
by Andromeda Romano-Lax
Narrated by Susan Bennett, Rebecca Quinn Robertson
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Pub Date May 07 2024 | Archive Date May 14 2024
RB Media | Recorded Books
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Description
In this atmospheric thriller set at a luxury memoir-writing workshop on the shores of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, a grieving mother goes undercover to investigate her daughter’s mysterious death.
Rose, the mother of 20-something aspiring writer Jules, has waited three months for answers about her daughter’s death. Why was she swimming alone when she feared the water? Why did she stop texting days before she was last seen? When the official investigation rules the death an accidental drowning, the body possibly lost forever in Central America’s deepest lake, an unsatisfied Rose travels to the memoir workshop herself. She hopes to draw her own conclusion—and find closure.
When Rose arrives, she is swept into the curious world created by her daughter’s literary hero, the famous writing teacher Eva Marshall, a charismatic woman known for her candid—and controversial—memoirs. As Rose uncovers details about the days leading up to Jules’s disappearance, she begins to suspect that this glamorous retreat package is hiding ugly truths. Is Lake Atitlan a place where traumatized women come to heal or a place where deeper injury is inflicted?
Perfect for fans of Delia Owens, Celeste Ng, and Julia Bartz, The Deepest Lake is both a sharp look at the sometimes toxic, exclusionary world of high-class writing workshops and an achingly poignant view of a mother’s grief.
Advance Praise
“All who enjoy writer-focused thrillers will be enthralled by Romano-Lax’s morally and intellectually intricate tale, while her fans will marvel at her versatility as she shifts from complexly imagined literary fiction like Annie and the Wolves (2021), to this psychologically and culturally spiky work of suspense.” —Booklist
“The suspenseful narrative is hardly short on surprises, but it’s the sharp characterizations that make this stand out. Romano-Lax delivers a chilling look at maternal grief and the lengths people will go to tell their own stories.” —Publishers Weekly
“A scintillating psychological thriller with deeply woven characters and a jaw-dropping twist. I absolutely loved it.” —Cate Quinn, bestselling author of The Clinic
“The best thriller I've read in years! At once a heart-pounding mystery and a profound take on the dangers of our confessional age. I loved it.” —Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year
“Pulls you into its depths from page one . . . A tense and compelling story of the bonds between women as profound as the lake at its heart.” —Melissa Adelman, author of What the Neighbors Saw
“Immersive, atmospheric, and beautifully rendered, The Deepest Lake weaves the stories of a missing daughter and a mother driven to uncover the truth into a suspenseful, can’t-miss thriller.” —Laura McHugh, award-winning author of What's Done in Darkness
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9798891783782 |
| PRICE | $29.99 (USD) |
| DURATION | 12 Hours, 45 Minutes |
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