The Lake of Darkness

By Ruth Rendell

Martin Urban wins a lot of money on the pools and decides to spend some of his winnings on helping other people. Everything goes as planned until he decides to help his family's former maid, Mrs. Finn. Her son is certain that the money is not meant for buying his mother a new house but for something a lot more sinister.

At the same time Martin falls in love with Francesca, who turns out to be married with a small daughter. Martin buys her a flat so that she can move away from her husband and be with him. At least that was Martin's intention, but things take a totally different turn for both him and Francesca.

Yet another thrilling page-turner from Ruth Rendell!