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Title: The Dark Lake

Subtitle: The Oshkosh Trilogy

Author: Anthea Carson

Narrator: Rebecca Roberts

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-13-14

Publisher: Janey Lou Books

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Something is wrong with Jane.

It's not that she still lives with her parents in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, although she's well into her 30s. It's not that she can't keep a job, stay sober, or function as an independent adult. It's something else. Something she can't quite remember.

There was a party. And a car. And the lake.

Members Reviews:

A fast-paced read

Anthea Carson's "The Dark Lake" is a fast-paced novel that flits between the past and present-day life of Jane, a recovering addict who is trapped in limbo by a tragedy involving one of her best friends.

We first meet Jane in the present day. She is in her 20s or 30s, perhaps. Carson doesn't give a lot of detail about her physical appearance, leaving that to the imagination of the reader. We learn that Jane lives at home with her dysfunctional parents, attends AA meetings, and visits a therapist regularly. She can't hold a job, never graduated from high school or college, and constantly relives the past, torturing herself in the process.

So why bother reading about Jane when she sounds like so many wash-ups we read about in today's society?

Because she has a secret. A secret locked inside her mind to which even she doesn't hold the key. During the course of the story, we get bits and pieces here, a glimmer there, about what happened on the fateful night she relives over and over. What really happened that night? Did her friend survive the tragedy or perish? Can Jane overcome the past or is she destined to be lost to it?

At first it seems as if she might be lost forever.

Carson has written and published several short stories, the novel "Ainsworth," and has co-written a book about chess. "The Dark Lake" seems drawn deep from the depths of her imagination and successfully captures the reader's imagination till the story's end. And then you have to read the sequel.

A great read

I love this book. I was simply held enchanted and glued to the book till I devoured the whole book.

The Dark Lake is a strange book that goes back and forth in time, and follows the difficult journey of Jane, a woman in her late 30s who is deeply troubled due to an incident that occurred in high school in which her car went through the ice with her, and her friends still inside the vehicle. Jane can't remember the incident fully. She has only flashing memories of what happened, and works with her therapist to uncover the truth.

The story plot is original, engaging and interesting. It sucks you in from the first page and doesn't let you go till the last page. The prose is well written. I also love the character development and the story progression throughout the whole book. It was fun to read and a pleasure to recommend.

This is Jane's world

The Dark Lake (book one in The Oshkosh Trilogy)

The Dark Lake is an amazing book that doesn't so much keep you guessing but draws you in. For the first book in a series I very quickly become involved in the lives of both the main character and her world of friends, family, and otherwise. Not only did I want to keep reading, it was easy to do so. This book flows so that although putting it down might be hard picking it back up and remembering where you are is not. I found myself really into how life would turn out for Jane and how she got to where she is to begin with.