Under the Lake

Product Description <br/>In a backwoods Georgia town, John Howell, an investigative reporter, becomes obsessed with the dark secret of a local family who vanished when their farm was flooded a quarter century earlier<br/> From The Washington Post <br/>"Keeps you turning page after page."<br/><br/> About the Author <br/>Stuart Woods is the author of more than forty novels, including the New York Times bestselling Stone Barrington and Holly Barker series. An avid sailor and pilot, he lives in New York City, Florida, and Maine.<br/> Review <br/>"A blockbuster certain to keep you turning the pages long into<br/>the night."<br/> -- -- Macon Telegraph and News "A marvelous book. . . . One of the best I've read in a long,<br/>long time."<br/> -- -- Andrew Greeley"Another gem. . . . A book to read and get chills from on even<br/>the hottest day!"<br/> -- -- San Diego Union"His most compelling and page-turning work yet!"<br/> -- -- Chapel Hill News"Never a dull moment as the story surges toward its exciting<br/>climax."<br/> -- -- Publishers Weekly,/I>"Part detective story, part ghost story, part Southern gothic. . . .<br/>It scared the living hell out of me!"<br/> -- -- Stephen King<br/> From Publishers Weekly <br/>The Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs (basis of a TV miniseries) and the bestselling Deep Lie now offers a highly readable if somewhat overheated thriller-cum-gothic that includes murder, drug smuggling, faith healing, hallucinations, revenants and incest. A one-time ace reporter rents a cabin in a backwoods Georgia town, then stumbles upon and determines to solve the town mystery, which involves a seemingly affable sheriff, an autocratic town father and an incest-ridden family whose once-prosperous farm now lies under a lake. He joins forces with a plucky female reporter bent on proving that the sheriff is "dirty," and there's never a dull moment as the story surges toward its exciting climax. The conclusion is a little too far-fetchedbut by that time readers have had more than their money's worth. Major ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternates.<br/>Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.