This was a true crime thriller that kept my attention.. kept my interest… moved pretty fast… had a good plot … but I figured out the majority of it pretty quickly. It was still really well done and I think people should give it a read for sure! There were multiple point of views. Past and present timelines. A podcast type narrative intermingled. I think if you love true crime stuff this is a great book for you because you are working along side the characters in the book to figure out what happened.

I don't read a lot of true crime, but I do like to hear about stories that were cold-cases suddenly getting solved after looking at new evidence or utilizing new technology. The Lake of Lost Girls had some cool details such as articles and social media posts to generate interest. My problem with this book was that it dragged on and on, seeming to get nowhere but dragging up details such as what Lindsay likes to drink. Who cares?! I made it to the halfway point before being so sick of it that I searched out a spoiler so I could find out what happened.

Wow to this book! I loved reading it, the different perspectives and the interweaving of the true crime podcast. I wasn’t expecting the ending. Will definitely read more by this author.

I read this within a day and a half. If you like books that are told through alternating timelines this is for you. This has to be my top read of 2024 so far. The twists gave me absolute whiplash. It was written so well I would’ve loved to see a movie made out of it!! I don’t believe it’s available until November but you should request it on Netgalley!

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this book!
The Lake of Lost Girls was a twisty story! The chapters bounced from past to present day, where Lindsey is trying to solve her sister's disappearance. I would think I had it figured out then something would happen that changed my mind! Definitely worth checking this book out!

Easy read, murder mystery that goes back and forth between the late 90's and now. The story introduces a number of potential suspects and kept me guessing till the end. Felt like the story was a bit disjointed though and could have used more beefing up at times.

The Lake of Lost Girls is a plot driven thriller with lots of twists. More than two decades ago, four young women students went missing from their small southern University. Now their bodies are showing up in Doll Eye Lake. Who killed them? That's what several people--one of the girl's sister, her roommate, her old boyfriend (now a journalist) and the police are trying to find out. There is a HUGE clue that signals who is the murderer about 3/4 of the way through the book, but all in all a good, fast, twisty read for those of us who like those things. 3 1/2 rounded up to 4 because there's a bit too much repetition in this book.

I received this book from Netgally on behalf of the publisher and author.

I’m a true crime podcast woman, like most millennials these days. The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene, perfectly meshes the story with a podcast excerpt. I honestly wish that podcast was real, because I’d listen to it.

The “whodunnit” plot was great and kept me interested the entire length of the book. I did accurately guess the “twist” well before the ending, but I still enjoyed reading how it eventually turned out.

I also liked the flashback chapters and thought it worked nicely with the overall feel of the novel.

Overall, the storytelling was decent and kept me intrigued.

Recommended for those who like true crime podcasts and books!

The Lake of Lost Girls by new to me author K. Greene, published by Crooked Lane Books, is a thriller of its finest.
Fast paced, complex kept me the story in suspense til the last page.
A story excellent told, full of unexpected twists and turns that had me hanging on the edge of my seat, had me guessing till the very end.
Set in the 19998 in NC Southern State University where bad things happen to female students its a gripping, raw and gritty, highly suspenseful read. I recommend the book.

WHAT A RIDE.

Lindsey Fadley,'s big sister went missing when she was just 6 years old. Now 30, Lindsey meets a journalist who wants to help her uncover the truth behind her sister Jessica's disappearance. Told through the lens of Lindsey in the present day, Jessica in the past, and social media and podcast episodes, they ultimately figure out exactly what happened.

I think the blend of story styles really got me sucked in here. I will say, it was the first time I've ever figured out "whodunnit" before the big reveal, but that did not detract from this excellently written story at all. I was so invested in every single character and ready to see what happened in the end.

This is so amazingly written that I really suggest EVERYONE read it, and I'll be waiting for the release date to post this in all my reading groups!

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the dual timelines and multiple POV's as well as the snippets of podcasts. I read another book like this recently and this one reminded me a little of it!

I had my guesses about what would happen and was happy to watch it all u fold in front of my eyes! I will definitely be recommending this to my bookclub!

What an intriguing read! The story of missing university student Jessica Fadley and her younger sister Lindsey's quest for the truth are told in The Lake of Lost Girls through a combination of shifting timelines and points of view. That being said, Jessica is not the only girl gone missing. Following the discovery of the other missing women's deaths near the neighborhood lake, Lindsey makes an effort to delve into her sister's background in an attempt to ascertain the truth. I couldn't have put this book down. It's evident from this, my first read of a Katherine Greene book, that she excels at building tension. The flat characters in this book, who also seemed to contradict themselves, cost me a star!

What a page turner! The Lake of Lost Girls follows alternating timelines and POVs to tell the story of Jessica Fadley, a university student who goes missing, as well as her younger sister Lindsey as she searches for the truth. Jessica isn't the only missing girl, though. When the bodies of the other missing women start to turn up near the local lake, Lindsey tries to dig into her sister's past to finally find out what actually happened.

This book had me enthralled the entire time. This is my first Katherine Greene novel I've read, and it's clear that suspense is her strong suit. Where this book lost a star for me was in the one dimensional characters, who also seemed to contradict themselves at every turn. However, where the characters lacked in depth, the story made up for in twists! 4 stars from me! Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book!

Thank you to NetGally for providing this ARC.

Twists, turns, and a terrific dual timeline! Holy cow this book sucked me in right from the beginning. I had my suspects, but was kept guessing the whole time! I am always a little skeptical of a dual timeline, but this book was fantastic. The use of the podcast, articles, social media posts, and police interviews was great and they were well spread throughout the book.

Katherine Greene's "The Lake of Lost Girls" is a cold case mystery, with quite the suspense and thrill. The novel revolves around a couple of disturbing disappearances of young women. Particularly that of Jessica Fadley, who vanished in 10 seconds. Almost twenty years later, Lindsey. Jessica's sister, Ryan a journalist and a true crime podcast struggle to uncover the mystery behind Jessica's disappearance.
The novel is well written, with the most fun part being the intermittent true crime podcast snippets. The ending was brilliant and it definitely left me guessing.

Dual timelines, multiple perspectives, multiple suspects, mixed media and all set against a academia backdrop: what more could you want!

Publication date: 5th November 2024

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books

★★★★

In 1998, Jessica Fadley mysteriously vanishes in a ‘ten second disappearance’, last seen by her six year old sister, Lindsey. It is long-known that the police investigation at the time was shoddy, with a failure to link Jess’s disappearance to three other missing women at the same university. Cut to 2022 - when a new podcast shines light on the cold case and the search of the locally dubbed ‘Dolls Eye Lake’ unearths something terrible, now 30 year old Lindsay is drawn back in. Will she finally find out what happened to her sister all those years before?

This ARC contained some of my favourite tropes. I absolutely love books set against an academic background where we often see characters on the line between their youth and adulthood, grappling with different issues from both sides. The book also includes mixed media, and we get to see some snippets of the new podcast throughout, as well as social media posts and newspaper articles from the time of Jessica’s disappearance. Both of these made the book so engaging for me, and I was so excited to keep picking up and reading.

I loved the dual timelines, particularly that one was from Jessica’s perspective building up to her disappearance. It’s not often that I read a missing persons fiction and get to read along with the victim, so this was really interesting and engaging. I also really enjoyed seeing Lindsay’s perspective of Jessica’s character, and how Jessica actually was.

There were some areas where I wished things were actually a little slower-paced, or harder to reach, for example being able to suddenly remember the clear ins and outs of a conversation from 24 years prior seemed a little too easy (I can’t remember much from last week, let alone when I was six!).

Overall, I loved this book and loved how engaged it kept me. I always felt on the edge of a cliffhanger, and desperate to know what happened next, and I loved anticipating what the next twist could be. I’d recommend to all that love a good mystery thriller, dual timelines, multiple perspectives and mixed media! There is something for everything with this one.

Thankyou so much to Crooked Lane Books for giving me the opportunity to read this one!

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I really enjoyed this book! Told from several POV's, over 2 different timelines along with a podcast/social media posts/news clippings, the story comes together seamlessly. Its fairly fast paced, with likeable characters and left me not wanting to put it down! I did guess part of the twist quite soon into the story, but other parts were still shocking. I found it a little unbelievable towards the end but overall still a solid book.
Thank you to Crooked Lane and Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC!

Loved the dual timelines, & POVs. The multiple shady characters has me guessing which one was involved throughout. I thought this was a quick, easy read that held my interest. The podcast & social media blurbs thought we’re well done,

Ahhh!! I can’t remember the last time I was so glued to a book, dying to see which theories played out! Without a doubt, my favorite mystery thriller in a long while. I also am more reserved with my ratings when it comes to this genre and I still gave it 5* (incredibly rare for me).

The story follows dual timelines as a podcast reignites unsolved cold cases about connected missing college girls (circa 1998), and the sister of one of the girls as details are unveiled decades later (today). We meet potential suspects and it’s so easy to invent your own theories with this one, I loved escaping into this devastating world.

Guaranteed to be a 2024 hit.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the opportunity to review this as an ARC.

I don't know why I wasted my preci0us time finishing this one but let's just say it was a rainy day and I did.

The characters were too 2D for my tastes--the lecherous professor, torn father; needy and ineffectual mother. I feel like the auth0r first developed her premise and then filled in everything else around it--characters, setting--to suit that. I'd need more from characters for a thriller to be fulfilling to read and sensed that halfway in but kept going. And what is it with this flim-flam feminism? Having characters pull bits and pieces of it to suit the plot also? "Oh, but I was young and naive; I promised to lie for him" Please. And the final bit, when the mystery is revealed? Truly gross and pathological. Like, Jeffrey Dahmer level pathological. This is reaching low but the dysfunctionality in the depicted family deserved better.

I'd pass on this one.; would've been better off watching trash TV.