Description
The year is 1928. Kate Moore is looking for a way out of the poverty and violence of her childhood. When a chance encounter on a transatlantic ocean liner brings her face-to-face with the handsome heir to a Chicago fortune, she thinks she may have found her escape-as long as she can keep her past concealed. After exchanging wedding vows, Kate quickly discovers that something isn't quite right with her husband-or her new family. As Mrs. Matthew Lemont, she must contend with her husband's disturbing past, his domineering mother, and his overly close sister. Isolated at Lakecrest, the sprawling, secluded Lemont estate, she searches desperately for clues to Matthew's terrors, which she suspects stem from the mysterious disappearance of his aunt years before. As Kate stumbles deeper into a maze of family secrets, she begins to question everyone's sanity-especially her own. But just how far will she go to break free of this family's twisted past?
About the Author
Elizabeth Blackwell is the author of While Beauty Slept. A graduate of Northwestern University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she lives outside Chicago with her family and piles of books she is absolutely, positively going to read someday.
Reviews
"...expertly crafted...The simmering undercurrent that something ominous is about to happen runs throughout the entire novel, resulting in a true page-turner." -Publishers Weekly "Elizabeth Blackwell has created incredible, dynamic characters, and will hold readers enthralled... America in the '40s - fashion, culture, and news of the day all become the backdrop for Kate's story. Impeccably written... put this on your reading list..."-Long and Short Reviews "[In the Shadow of Lakecrest] is a spooky story with a gothic feel and deep, shadowy secrets that come trickling out of the floorboards... an excellent mystery and gothic story well worth a read."-Historical Novel Society "Compelling... Blackwell ably melds romance and mystery into an alluring American historical novel."-Booklist "An exquisitely crafted and consistently compelling read from cover to cover, "In the Shadow of Lakecrest" reveals author Elizabeth Blackwell as having a genuine flair for creating a truly engaging novel that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished and set back upon the shelf."-Midwest Book Review "Fans of good, old-fashioned gothic romances will be delighted to discover Blackwell's latest expertly crafted novel... Elegantly written and deftly plotted, In the Shadow of Lakecrest is a rare treat."-Reader to Reader
Book Information
ISBN 9781503941847
Author Elizabeth Blackwell
Format Paperback
Page Count 282
Imprint Lake Union Publishing
Publisher Amazon Publishing
About the Author
Elizabeth Blackwell is the author of While Beauty Slept. A graduate of Northwestern University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she lives outside Chicago with her family and piles of books she is absolutely, positively going to read someday.
Reviews
"...expertly crafted...The simmering undercurrent that something ominous is about to happen runs throughout the entire novel, resulting in a true page-turner." -Publishers Weekly "Elizabeth Blackwell has created incredible, dynamic characters, and will hold readers enthralled... America in the '40s - fashion, culture, and news of the day all become the backdrop for Kate's story. Impeccably written... put this on your reading list..."-Long and Short Reviews "[In the Shadow of Lakecrest] is a spooky story with a gothic feel and deep, shadowy secrets that come trickling out of the floorboards... an excellent mystery and gothic story well worth a read."-Historical Novel Society "Compelling... Blackwell ably melds romance and mystery into an alluring American historical novel."-Booklist "An exquisitely crafted and consistently compelling read from cover to cover, "In the Shadow of Lakecrest" reveals author Elizabeth Blackwell as having a genuine flair for creating a truly engaging novel that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished and set back upon the shelf."-Midwest Book Review "Fans of good, old-fashioned gothic romances will be delighted to discover Blackwell's latest expertly crafted novel... Elegantly written and deftly plotted, In the Shadow of Lakecrest is a rare treat."-Reader to Reader
Book Information
ISBN 9781503941847
Author Elizabeth Blackwell
Format Paperback
Page Count 282
Imprint Lake Union Publishing
Publisher Amazon Publishing
