The Lake House by Kate Morton is maybe her best novel yet, and I love all her books.

Set in present day London and Cornwall and in 1930’s Cornwall, it tells the story of the seemingly happy Edevane family, Mother, Father, three daughters and a precious and beloved baby boy. One day at a Mid-Summer’s party, baby Theo disappears and is never found. The family abandons the house and it is left unopened for 70 years, until a young female detective on holiday, stumbles across it during a run and reopens the case.

Morton is a brilliant writer. I couldn’t put the book down, and in fact stayed up many nights reading until the end, then  had to go back and retrace my steps to untangle the mystery and see how she did it!

A great read, highly recommended.