A group of friends since childhood will have their lives changed forever. Lake Timmeny is in Vermont and it holds secrets from decades past. It all catches up to the friends in this last week of innocence. They all are holding secrets, but who among them is a killer? This book had me at page one and I couldn't put it down. This is my first book by Jamie Day and I will add her to my TBR collection. What a great read!!

Jamie Day is fast becoming one of my go to favorite authors and I was excited to read The Lake Escape. Julie, Ericka and David’s families all have houses on the lake that they have been coming to since they were kids. They are all grown up now still come every year with their own families. Julie, her husband and daughter, Ericka, her husband and son and David his two small children, a nanny and his girlfriend. When they were teenagers a young girl around their age disappeared at the lake and was never found. Then suddenly David’s girlfriend also goes missing and it seems all the friends are keeping secrets but is one of them a killer? This book had lots of twists and kept me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good mystery. Thank you St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for this arc.

The Lake Escape is about 3 lifelong friends- Ericka, Julia, and David who return to Lake Timmeny every year. The lake holds special memories to all 3 friends but it also holds scar secrets. The lake takes women- they disappear and are never found.
Thins get a bit worrisome when David’s new girlfriend, Fiona, goes missing. Old secrets come to the surface and we begin to find out a little more about each character.

The pace was a little bit slower than I would have liked and all of the characters did have me confused occasionally, but overall it was a good read!

Thank you to St Martins Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

loved the mystery surround the lake. everyone who came up had secrets. it was told in julia and izzy point of view. great mystery . All the couple's had their secrets and the murders from the past played a part surrounding the mystery.

I felt this was a very entertaining book with thoughtful characters. I really enjoyed the setting and the authors way of transporting the reader to the environment in which the characters were in at the time. Although a bit slow at first; I found this book to have a good purpose; a good foundation and some good plot twists. I enjoyed the ending and how everything came together. I liked it almost as much as the block party. Which is my favorite jamie day book. Thank you for letting me review early.

Since I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Block Party by Jamie Day, I may have inadvertently set my standards too high for Day's newest book, The Lake Escape, The Lake Escape is a twisty, mystery thriller centered around three people, whose families owned neighboring vacation homes on a lake in Vermont. Julia, Erika and David were the best of friends growing up, sharing vacation memories which they continued into their adulthoods with their own families. Unfortunately, we quickly learn that all friendships do not stand the test of time and there are many secrets lingering hidden within this group. Although the book started off a little slow for me, it definitely kept me intrigued once it gained momentum so if slow burns are your thing, this would make a good cozy summer "beach" read.

My biggest problem was not in the story line itself but the characters - there are so many! I stopped counting once I got to twenty and realized that even people who did not actually have any dialogue were given full names which left me at times getting confused asking myself, who is that again? With so many individuals used to put the plot line together, we may loss some depth in the main players, even Mary Poppins was mentioned 5 times. I felt like I would care more about the main characters of the story if they were developed a little further and some of their dialogue was a little more realistic. While a detective telling a neighbor they did find a gun in a home fits the story well, I don't think the average officer would include the neighbors in the details of their open investigation. I did have to check the book information to make sure that it was not YA because the author explained how someone knew that an upside down paper was a photo because they have seen the name Kodak before - am I that old?

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Net Galley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

This heart pounding thriller will keep you in the edge of your seat.

It was very intriguing and perfectly narrated with different POV’s. Mysterious disappearances thirty years apart, this story was tense.

After long time friends reunited at the lake, some old secrets started to resurface.

I really enjoyed this suspenseful thriller, the drama and very entertaining.

I definitely recommend.

Thank you so much St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the eARC, opinions are my own.

The Lake Escape is my first book by Jamie Day. I was immediately drawn in after reading the premise and really loved the Authors writing style. She paints a vivid picture of the lake homes, as well as each character as they’re introduced. The mystery aspect of the book hooked me and I was flying through the pages dying to find out the conclusion. Once I got about 3/4 of the way through, the story takes a weird turn and I found myself not enjoying the book as much. That’s not to say it’s bad, I just felt like the tone of the book started to change and I was becoming a little more disinterested. The ending of the book was mildly predictable and seemed to drag a bit, even with a small twist. Overall, while I think the Authors writing and character building is solid, the book went a little off the rails at the end.

Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for gifting me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I have read each of Jamie Day's novels, and I have to say, this is the best one yet! I've been attracted to the synopsis of each book, but felt this one was a bit more complex and clever than the others (The Block Party and One Big Happy Family). The Lake Escape focuses on three families who come together each summer to spend time at their vacation homes on a small lake in Vermont. The homes have been in each family for multiple generations, and the intertwined families and their relationships go back in time. The lake is steeped in mystery -- two girls have gone missing, never to be found, exactly 30 years apart. At the start of this book 30 years after the last disappearance, another young woman goes missing. Did the lake take her, or was something more nefarious at play?

Given that there are three missing girls across three generations, there's lots of mystery here to unravel. It really wasn't clear to me how each disappearance was connected at first, and even who a plausible suspect (or suspects) was/were. It was definitely a page-turner of a book. I do have to say, in all of Day's novels, I feel like the writing is not super strong -- don't expect perfectly beautiful prose -- but in this case the fast-moving plot and complex mystery pulled me along. I would recommend this for a summer beach read for sure!

The Lake Escape starts off with three childhood friends and their families who are spending two weeks in their lake homes in Vermont.
Each family has their own set of problems, but when someone goes missing, things take a bizarre turn, and soon secrets are revealed that has them questioning their friendship.
This story was a wild ride and I enjoyed reading it.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for inviting me to read an advanced copy of this book.

The Lake Escape by Jamie Day, published by St. Martin's Press is a full length, stand alone thriller/ mystery.
Three childhood friends have spent their summer holidays in Vermont and now their children do the same. But evil lurks around the corner and nobody knows whom to trust anymore. An ok read, well written with some lengths, sometimes bit confusing.

The Lake Escape by Jamie Day is about three lifelong friends—Julia, Erika, and David—who return to Lake Timmeny every year. The lake holds special memories, but it also harbors dark secrets. Over the years, two young women have mysteriously disappeared from the area, and now David’s girlfriend, Fiona, goes missing too. As the group deals with Fiona’s disappearance, old secrets resurface, and everyone’s past seems to be connected to the eerie events around the lake. There were parts I genuinely liked and others that made me wonder what I am actually reading.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read The Lake Escape.

I love Jamie Day’s style of writing. Quick and easy reads with a good story. The Lake Escape wasn’t my favorite but it was worth reading. The ending was a bit unusual… it seemed to not wrap up the story well. Still a solid 3.5 star read.

I've read everything by Jamie Day, and The Lake Escape is another one that you'll want to read right away.

This book was a wild ride. Three families have gone to their lake cabins for decades, but things are changing. They are changing.

Once all the parties realize their friends might not be the same people, and they might all have secrets, things start to come undone.

Add a mystery to the plot, and you've got a winner.

I highly recommend this book.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press, NetGalley and the author for an advance digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

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Family, friends, secrets and more on this summer vacation. Love the tradition of vacationing in the same spot with the same people for years and passing it down. Who knew that the people you hold the closest are also the ones who have the most secrets

"The Lake Escape" by Jamie Day was a thrilling, engaging read that I blew through in one afternoon.⁣⁣
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College student Izzy has a secret and a plan. It's not a perfect plan, but it's a plan nonetheless. ⁣⁣
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Childhood best friends Julia, Erika, and David have their own plans. They are spending time together at their neighboring houses on Lake Timmeny, the place where they spent magical summers growing up and living carefree, enjoying the rites of passage from youth to adulthood.⁣⁣
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Lake Timmeny… the place where it all began and 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞.⁣⁣
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I absolutely loved this read. Jamie Day developed incredibly relatable characters, and the seamless flow of the narrative held me captive from the first page to the last. There are twists and turns I didn't see coming, and a perfect infusion of mystery and suspense woven throughout that kept me firmly planted until I turned the final page.⁣⁣
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This is one book you must add to your TBR now! You don’t want to miss out. ⁣⁣
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⁣Thank you to #jamieday @stmartinspress, and @netgalley for providing me with this advanced reader’s copy to read and review.

Jamie Day has done it again. This is a great book which I could not put down. The character development is excellent and the story is compelling. I read this book in 2 sittings. The premise is unique and also very suspenseful with lots of twists and turns that I did not see coming. I highly recommend this book. It will be a great summer read and should hit the top of the charts.

Loved Jamie Day's latest, The Lake Escape! Her books are always a fast read, full of twists and turns and hook the reader right from the start. This one has now become my new very favorite of hers. The story is told through 2 narratives and the way everything comes together at the end is so good. Highly recommend for a book you won't be able to put down.

Thank you to net galley for the arc in exchange of an honest review.

Wow, wow, wow!!!! Jamie Day hit it out of the ballpark with her latest, The Lake Escape. I loved her other books, but this one was absolutely my favorite!!!

Childhood friends and lake neighbors, Julia, Erika, and David keep up the tradition of vacationing each summer at Lake Timmeny in Vermont at each of their family's homes. The fact that the lake is the subject of two women disappearing thirty years apart doesn't hamper their yearly vacation. This particular summer, however, is different. When Julia and her family arrive and see the monstrosity of a house David has constructed during his renovation, Julia is beside herself with outrage and knows Erika will be too. However, when Erika arrives and has little to no reaction, Julia is truly perplexed. When David arrives with his two children and their Nanny, Izzy, she lays into him. Next to arrive is Fiona, David's young, beautiful new girlfriend. When a third woman soon goes missing, the depth of the lies, secrets and deception is quickly unleashed. Every single one of them has at least one secret that will soon come spilling out.

The story is told through two narratives, Julia told in third person, and Izzy told in first person. The setting is a peaceful, idyllic lake setting perfect for a great summer read. I loved how in depth the characters were and how real their problems were. This is a fast paced suspense novel that is packed with action. I highly recommend this book.

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced copy

Three families return to Lake Timmeny to get away and enjoy peaceful relaxation from their crazy lives. But this year, relaxation doesn’t come. Julia comes with her husband and teenage daughter, her close friend Erika brings her husband and son, and their third old friend David arrives with his young girlfriend, his twin children, and their nanny. And there’s just as much drama as you would expect. Without giving anything away, they are all thrown into chaos when David’s girlfriend Fiona disappears the morning after they arrive. She’s not the first to vanish – two other women disappeared from the lake, one sixty years ago and one thirty years ago. Exactly to the day that Fiona is gone. Coincidence? Of course not!

You’ll start out thinking this is just your typical dysfunctional family drama with some mystery thrown in, but boy is it not. As I read, I thought that it was veering into ridiculous territory. But then I reconsidered. Because sure, it may be a little too much of a stretch, but then, that’s what makes it not your typical drama at the lake story. It brings depth to the plot and keeps the book from being a light and breezy read. It’s a fun story that gets a bit dark.

Julia is a bit dense, especially about that playroom, but it’s ok. I also loved how Izzy (the nanny) makes a tough decision towards the end that will probably surprise some readers but reflects her ethics perfectly. Too often lately, characters in stories like these create their own versions of justice and it’s hypocritical. The resolution was perfect and ended yet another great story by this author.