The lush, secluded mountains of North Carolina’s Lake Lure had drawn Lauren Castle into their spell. It was here, in 1938, that Hollywood’s most beloved glamour girl, Victoria Frazer, drowned during a scandalous affair with actor Roger Brandt. Few knew about the baby spirited away into the night. That baby was Lauren’s mother.
It has been two years since Lauren’s filmmaker husband died mysteriously at Lake Lure while making a documentary on Roger Brandt. Now Lauren has received a warning that her husband was murdered. What deadly secret had he uncovered in this scenic idyll? To find her answers, Lauren must face her own past as well as her grandmother’s, and delve into the dark truths of a place shrouded in terrifying secrets...
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"Really good listen for the car. I could follow easily. I liked the narrator a lot and she added much to the reading. I enjoyed this book and would do more that are similar for the commute. Loved the setting as I was a little familiar with it. Quick and entertaining read."
— Debbie (4 out of 5 stars)
“Phyllis Whitney is, and always will be, the Grand Master of her craft.”
— Barbara Michaels" Quick read. Nice little murder mystery ghost story. "
— Amy, 6/10/2013" great story, little mystic "
— Michelle, 3/4/2013" Good mystery and nice writing style. I just think the way the characters talked was unrealistic, haha. It bothered me sometimes. "
— ariel, 2/6/2013" I had forgotten how much I enjoyed her books. Reading this made me want to go to where the book was set... "
— Colette, 3/23/2012" Love, mysticism, and mystery all rolled into one - what's not to like? "
— Judi, 8/31/2011" My aunt gave this to me for Christmas, because it's set in around Lake Lure, NC. <br/>It was OK. "
— Avary, 1/2/2011Phyllis A. Whitney (1903–2008) was born of American parents in Yokohama, Japan. She worked with books throughout her life as a librarian, bookseller, reviewer, writing teacher, and bestselling author. She was one of America’s most successful writers of romance and suspense and in 1988 won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
Kate Fleming (a.k.a. Anna Fields) (1965–2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio.