Cold Case in Cornwall

When Sadie Sparrow, a young English police detective takes leave from her job, she visits her grandfather in Cornwall. He suggests she take the dogs out for a run through the woods. Sadie sees an old abandoned estate that she soon discovers is shrouded in mystery. Loeanneth—The Lake House, belonged to the Edevane family. One summer, during a huge lavish party,  young Theo Edevane disappeared. Sadie is intrigued by the seventy year-old cold case. She finds Alice Edevane, now a famous crime writer, still alive and living in London. Sadie writes to Alice, hoping to get permission to search the grounds for hidden clues to the crime. The Lake House by Kate Morton is a complex mystery with several story lines. It is the story of a family over three generations, full of secrets, promises, and mistaken beliefs. Fascinating! DB  

Secrets That Can't Stay Buried

I am a sucker for cold case mysteries, and this 2007 book from Harlan Coben did not disappoint.  The title The Woods refers to a forested summer camp where four teens were viciously murdered twenty years before, but two of the bodies were never found.  When one of those bodies finally shows up two decades later, the brother of the other missing victim is thrown into a twisted tale of deceit and family secrets.  HM