In the Lake of the Woods

On a lake deep in Minnesota's north woods, John and Kathy Wade are trying to reassemble their lives. John, a rising political star, has just suffered a devastating electoral defeat. Kathy attempts to comfort her husband, but soon it becomes apparent that something is horribly wrong between them, that they have hidden too much from each other. Then one day Kathy vanishes. Their boat is gone - did she drown or is she lost? Or did she flee, disappearing into a new life? As a massive search gets under way, the possibilities multiply in terrifying directions. Uncovering the truth requires an investigation of Wade's life, and gradually we come to see that he is a sorcerer lost inside his own magic, a Houdini capable of escaping everything but the chains of his darkest secret.

First sentence: In September, after the primary, they rented an old yellow cottage in the timber at the edge of Lake of the Woods.

Year

2007

Language

English

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Editions

13

Reader rating

3.5 / 5 (6)

Pages

303

ISBN

9780618709861

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