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AbeBooks seller since June 11, 1999
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New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Seller Inventory # L2-9798995219804
- Title
- What the Lake Knows
- Author
- Weekes, Devienne
- Publisher
- Caboose Canyon Press
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798995219804
- Item weight
- 304 grams
Some towns disappear. Others wait beneath the water.
For decades, the quiet waters of Pine Valley Reservoir have hidden the remains of Evansville—a small Montana town sacrificed to progress and left to fade into memory. Beneath the surface lie abandoned homes, forgotten roads, and the echoes of lives interrupted. For the people of Pine Valley, the drowned town has become little more than local legend.
Until the water begins to fall.
As long-submerged foundations emerge from the mud, seventeen-year-old Emily Warren finds herself drawn to the stories that refuse to stay buried. Among them is the sixty-year-old disappearance of Clara Jennings, a beloved high school senior who vanished on graduation night in 1965. The mystery has shaped the community for generations, but time has turned facts into folklore, and no one seems eager to question the version of events everyone has accepted.
What begins as curiosity quickly becomes an obsession. Piece by piece, Emily uncovers forgotten evidence, conflicting memories, and long-kept secrets that force her to look beyond the stories she's always believed. But the closer she comes to the truth, the more she realizes that solving a mystery is far easier than living with its consequences.
In a town where everyone knows everyone, the past is never really gone. It lingers in family names, faded photographs, coffee shared across kitchen tables, and conversations that stop when the wrong person enters the room. Here, loyalty is measured by the secrets people keep, and protecting those you love can come at the expense of justice.
As the investigation reaches closer to home, Emily is forced to confront an impossible question: what happens when doing the right thing means hurting the people who have always done right by you? In searching for the truth about Clara Jennings, she begins to uncover uncomfortable truths about family, forgiveness, and herself. The mystery that first captured her imagination soon becomes the defining journey of her life—a passage from seeing the world in black and white to understanding the complicated shades of gray that lie between.
Set against the rugged beauty of rural Montana, What the Lake Knows blends an atmospheric mystery with a deeply emotional coming-of-age story. Rich with vivid landscapes, authentic small-town life, and characters whose choices echo across generations, it explores the enduring pull of memory, the weight of family history, and the quiet ways communities shape the people who call them home.
More than a mystery, What the Lake Knows is a story about growing up, questioning the narratives we inherit, and discovering that truth and loyalty don't always stand on the same side. It asks whether the past can ever truly remain buried—and whether every secret is meant to be uncovered.
Perfect for readers who enjoy atmospheric mysteries, rural settings, layered family dynamics, morally complex characters, and stories that linger long after the final page, What the Lake Knows is a haunting reminder that while water may conceal the past, it can never wash it away.
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PBShop.store UK
Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since June 11, 1999
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 10 to 20 business days | 10 to 20 business days |
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