The Girl in the Lake
A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery
Little, Brown and Company · Print & ebook · October 27, 2026
An icy thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson.
- Themes
- Detectives under suspicion, Crime-solving under threat
- Genres
- Private Eye Fiction, Suspense, Crime Fiction
- Published
- Little, Brown and Company, October 27, 2026
Who it’s for
- For readers who enjoy mysteries featuring a private-investigator team
- For readers drawn to crime thrillers with an elusive killer
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An icy thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. At a frozen lakeside crime scene, a corpse carries an accusatory note: “If anything happens to me, arrest Brendan Holmes.” Mysteries trail Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple, and Auguste Poe wherever they go. At a remote lodge in upstate New York, the embattled private investigators have taken refuge from the assailant who bombed their sleek city headquarters.
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When the discovery of a body in the lake puts the detectives back in the headlines and under suspicion, the elusive killer issues his despicable orders: stop solving crimes—and start committing them. “Patterson ... will have readers checking their locks twice.” —Booklist "Patterson’s latest thriller keeps readers guessing ... a fine chase.” —People
Where it sits
| Private Eye Fiction | 75% |
|---|---|
| Suspense | 47% |
| Crime Fiction | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Private Eye Fiction
- Suspense
- Crime Fiction
- Authors
- James Patterson, Brian Sitts
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Published
- October 27, 2026
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Detectives under suspicion · Crime-solving under threat
- Reading lane
- Private Eye Fiction