The Lake House

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The Lake House (Patterson novel), a 2003 novel by James Patterson – unrelated to the film of the same title Let's start with the title. The protagonists spent their time between the last book and this one in the Lake House, and only visit during the epilogue in this book.

The plot is ludicrous and seems to have been made up as Patterson went on. It involves flying children and a badly thought out plan by a nefarious doctor to harvest the organs of young healthy men to rejuvenate aging world leaders (how? God knows, I doubt Patterson does). None of the characters have any personality, and all of them speak in a try-hard vernacular that crowbars in pop culture references and humour at inappropriate times. Where to start with what I loved about this book? I loved the story. It was compelling. I wanted to know what was really going on. The character development - I can't fail to mention that! I ended up loving Cook's entire team. They were each such individual characters with their own struggles to overcome. But my favorite was Special Agent Connie York. She's such a powerful female character.

Publication Order of Bookshots: Owen Taylor Books

The Lake House (Morton novel), a 2015 novel by Kate Morton – unrelated to the novel and the film of the same name Renewing their collaborative efforts, James Patterson and Brendan DuBois present readers with an intense and thrilling read in this new standalone novel. Working a military investigation angle, the authors do more than pump up the US Military, able to spin a mystery like few others I have read of late. In a small Georgia community lies a large house, referred to by locals as the Summer House. However, after seven civilians, including one child, are slain there, the moniker Murder House seems a better fit. Under 48 hours after the bodies are discovered, four Army Rangers are arrested and taken into custody. Enter the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and Major Jeremiah Cook. When Cook’s team is summoned from Virginia, they are tasked with going down to ensure that the Rangers receive the justice they deserve, as well as discover the culpability that may be involved. When Cook and his team arrive, they receive cold shoulders from the local sheriff and police force, as well as the local military personnel. It would seem that the case is fairly straightforward and any more people snooping around is an insult to all involved. However, Cook has his Army psychiatrist attempt to interview the Rangers to get a better idea of what happened, coming up short as they shut down. Soon, one of the Rangers takes drastic measures so as not to share anything. The local D.A. is happy to move forward, hoping for some capital crimes to boost his notoriety. While Cook feels that things are moving along, he cannot help but wonder if he is missing something, as though there is more to the story that no one wants to share. When his commanding officer is temporarily replaced, Cook is told the team is being sent home and their report will be buried. Could there be a cover-up involved to ensure no truths see the light of day? Working on a hunch and without permission of his superiors, Cook sneaks off to the other side of the world to get some answers, hoping his hunch is more than a gut feeling. As the list of witnesses diminish and increased violence leads some of posit that someone’s trying to erase the truth, the CID team must act fast to get some answers for themselves and the locals. A thrilling ride that leaves the reader in the middle of an intense read throughout. Patterson and DuBois have outdone themselves with this piece. Recommended to those who love investigative novels with a military twist, as well as the reader who enjoys some of Patterson’s better collaborative efforts.

In 2006, Alex watched as Kate has lunch with her mother, and makes to step off the curb, then watches as the bus that was going to hit him passes by instead. He smiles to himself and, instead of crossing the street, walks away from Kate. The Lake House is a 2003 novel by James Patterson, a sequel to When the Wind Blows. Elements of this series also appeared in Patterson's Maximum Ride series for younger readers. On Valentine's Day 2008, Kate and Morgan go to Visionary Vanguard Associates, an up-and-coming architect's office, to talk about renovations to a townhouse she wants to move into, but do not realize it is run by Alex's brother Henry. Kate notices a beautiful watercolor of the Lake House and asks who did it. Henry says it was done by Alex Wyler, his brother, but tells her he passed away two years ago to the day. Kate realizes something and sprints to her car and races to the mailbox by the Lake House, placing a letter inside. Alex was the man that died that day, two years previously, and she tells him to wait two years, not to look for her or try to find her. Kate knows that Alex can't change her reality what has happened in Kate's reality has happened. For Kate's and Alex's reality to merge, Alex must meet Kate at the Lake House on February 14th, 2008. Dr. Frannie O'Neill: One of the main protagonists, a widowed veterinarian who finds Max. She learns that many of her friends and colleagues, as well as her late husband, are involved with the School and its human experimentation.The mystery involves many kind of personalities and the reader is called to decide who amongst them is behind a vicious crime and what this person has to gain or are the rangers indeed guilty of the atrocities that took place in The Summer House? And when a character "shoots the cuffs" of his windbreaker? Who wears cuff links on a windbreaker?????