Great nominations so far.
My first nomination is
In the Lake of the Woods by Time O’Brien. It’s a literary mystery that seems to have an autumnal feel and the first line of the book is,
‘In September, after the primary, they rented an old yellow cottage in the timber at the edge of Lake of the Woods.’
Goodreads .
Preview . 306 Pages . 1994 . U.S.
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This riveting novel of love and mystery from the author of The Things They Carried examines the lasting impact of the twentieth century’s legacy of violence and warfare, both at home and abroad. When long-hidden secrets about the atrocities he committed in Vietnam come to light, a candidate for the U.S. Senate retreats with his wife to a lakeside cabin in northern Minnesota. Within days of their arrival, his wife mysteriously vanishes into the watery wilderness.
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