Bitterroot Lake by Alicia Beckman
Genre: Suspense
Release: April 13, 2021
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Twenty-five years ago, during a celebratory weekend at historic Whitetail Lodge, Sarah McCaskill had a vision. A dream. A nightmare. When a young man was killed, Sarah’s guilt over having ignored the warning in her dreams devastated her. Her friendships with her closest friends, and her sister, fell apart as she worked to build a new life in a new city. But she never stopped loving Whitetail Lodge on the shores of Bitterroot Lake.

Now that she’s a young widow, her mother urges her to return to the lodge for healing. But when she arrives, she’s greeted by an old friend–and by news of a murder that’s clearly tied to that tragic day she’ll never forget.

And the dreams are back, too. What dangers are they warning of this time? As Sarah and her friends dig into the history of the lodge and the McCaskill family, they uncover a legacy of secrets and make a discovery that gives a chilling new meaning to the dreams. Now, they can no longer ignore the ominous portents from the past that point to a danger more present than any of them could know.

Dru’s Short Musing:
The past and the present collide in this intriguing and riveting drama that I could not put down until all was said and done.

This well-written and complex tale had me completely immersed in all facets from Sarah’s return to the old lodge to surprising occurrences with old friendship and a past that haunts everything that is touched. An awareness that something is amiss with a sense of foreboding holds well throughout the telling of this multi-plot storyline. The who, what, where, when, and why are bandied around and it is those acts and connections that propelled this narrative. I was enthralled with the characters and the pivotal roles they played that enhanced how well this story was being told. The author set the stage for a dynamic read where the pacing increased as the story came to its conclusion and I couldn’t put it down as I needed to know how this would end. This was a great story and I applaud the author in a job well done.

FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.