The Girl in the Lake
Updated: 7 days ago
A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery
By: James Patterson and Brian Sitts
Narrator: Christine Lakin
ISBN: 9780316600026
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Publication Date: 10/06/2026
Format: Other
My Rating: TBR
An icy thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson.
At a frozen lakeside crime scene, a corpse carries an accusatory note: “If anything happens to me, arrest Brendan Holmes.”
Mysteries trail Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple, and Auguste Poe wherever they go. At a remote lodge in upstate New York, the embattled private investigators have taken refuge from the assailant who bombed their sleek city headquarters.
When the discovery of a body in the lake puts the detectives back in the headlines and under suspicion, the elusive killer issues his despicable orders: stop solving crimes—and start committing them.
“Patterson ... will have readers checking their locks twice.” —Booklist
"Patterson’s latest thriller keeps readers guessing ... a fine chase.” —People
Praise
"Breezy."
—Publishers Weekly
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About the Author
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time—an Edgar, ten-time Emmy, and Literarian-award-winning creator of beloved series including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, Michael Crichton, and Viola Davis, as well as #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich.
Brian Sitts is an award-winning advertising creative director and television writer. He has collaborated with James Patterson on books for adults and children. He and his wife, Jody, live in Peekskill, New York.
