The Girl in the Lake

A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery

By: James Patterson, Brian Sitts

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

Critic reviews

"Breezy."—Publishers Weekly

"The handling of these literary giants is done with the honor and respect necessary to give the story credibility."—Bookreporter.com