‘The Cry Of The Lake’ by Charlie Tyler is a psychological thriller that is also Charlie’s first published book. Well, I am glad that she published this one! I fell in love with the cover of this book immediately and hoped what was inside was just as good as the promise the cover held. I am so happy it really did, and more, if that is possible.

Lily is a young girl who chooses not to speak and Grace is her ‘mum’, none of them are who they say they are. The book opens with a murder and we clearly know who has done it, but the question is why? As the story unfolds, the treachery is unbearable as the aim is to frame an innocent man for murder. The secrets and lies that come to light are like a spiders web, all spun together and make one extremely large and creepy, horrific story.

I really loved Lily, I felt her every pain and sorrow. She is harangued by Grace at every turn and Grace is such an unlikeable woman, selfish, cold and jealous. I wanted to sweep Lily up and bring her home away from the cruelty of Grace. Even knowing Grace’s dark, sad past didn’t raise too much empathy within me, as I was horrified at the things she took out on Lily. That takes a cold, hard person, as you will discover when you read the book.

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A fast-paced story beautifully told with heartbreaking detail. A book I really devoured.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for allowing me to be a part of this haunting novels Blog Tour today.