The Lake of Dead Languages

The Lake of Dead Languages is the 2002 mystery debut novel of writer Carol Goodman, who won the Hammett Prize for her 2004 book The Seduction of Water.[1]

The Lake of Dead Languages
AuthorCarol Goodman
Cover artistMats Widén/Photonica
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
January 2002
Media typeBook
Pages390
ISBN0-345-45089-2

Synopsis

Jane Hudson left the Heart Lake School for Girls after the mysterious suicide of her roommates. Now, 20 years later, she is returning as the new Latin teacher, only to experience an eerie repeat of those past incidents.

Reception

The Lake of Dead Languages received mixed reviews. The Boston Globe called it " a gothic and elegant page turner, made more believable by Jane's even and balanced narration,"[2] and The Denver Post's reviewer called it "a book that needs the roar of a fire to ward off its psychic chill."[3] On the other hand, Kirkus Reviews called it "a gothic, unconvincing debut replete with incest, homoeroticism, and murder," and "Trash, despite the highfalutin Latin and classic references—and not very sexy trash at that;" noting "the manufactured logic" of Jane's return to Heart Lake, given her history there.[4]

References
  1. "Past winners". International Association of Crime Writers/North America. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. Noonan, Erica (17 January 2002). "'Lake' Plunges Readers Into Involving Mystery". The Boston Globe. p. D3.
  3. Vidimos, Robin (20 January 2002). "School memories strike a chill". The Denver Post. p. DD-02.
  4. "The Lake of Dead Languages". Kirkus Reviews. 1 November 2001.
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