In The Lake Of The Woods

Political Fiction

Author: Tim O’Brien

On a lake deep in the Minnesota woods, Kathy Wade comforts her husband John, a rising political star, after a devastating electoral defeat. But it is clear that something is horribly wrong between them – too much has been hidden. Then Kathy vanishes, along with their boat…..Read More

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