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Venom Lake

by Emma White

On a weekend getaway for their true-crime book club, four women retreat to the sole cottage on isolated Snakebite Island. But what was supposed to be a fun weekend of getting trashed on rosé and talking serial killers takes a dark turn when a member of the group is found dead on the shore. Murdered. By one of her supposed friends.

Under the surface, there’s turbulence in the group. Blackmail, affairs and addiction. Financial misconduct. A missing husband. All of the women are hiding dangerous secrets, but how far are they willing to go to keep them?

The murder creates a dilemma for the three surviving book club members: report the death and have their own lives shredded by an investigation or use their true-crime knowledge to stage their friend’s disappearance on the lake.

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Publisher: HarperCollins Canada

Date: 2026

ISBN: 9781443476478

Location: Snakebite Island, Ontario (Fictional)

Sub-genres: Suspense , Thriller , Women Sleuths

About The Author

Emma White is a research lawyer living in Toronto. Venom Lake is her debut novel.

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