The Drowning Kind - by Jennifer McMahon

About the Book

When social worker Jax receives nine missed calls from her older sister, she assumes that Lexie is having another series of episodes. Manic and increasingly out of touch with reality, Lexie has pushed Jax away for over a year. The next day Lexie is dead: drowned in the pool at their grandmother's estate. When Jax arrives at the house she learns Lexie was researching the history of their family and the property. In 1929, thirty-seven-year-old newlywed Ethel Monroe hopes desperately for a baby. On a trip to Vermont with her husband, Ethel learns that the water in a natural spring at the modern hotel is rumored to grant wishes. She doesn't learn that the spring takes in equal measure to what it gives.... -- adapted from jacket

Book Synopsis

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2021 "A haunting exploration of grief and a tale that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up." --Simone St. James, New York Times bestselling author A woman returns to the old family home after her sister mysteriously drowns in its swimming ​pool...but she's not the pool's only victim.Be careful what you wish for. When social worker Jax receives nine missed calls from her older sister, Lexie, she assumes that it's just another one of her sister's episodes. Manic and increasingly out of touch with reality, Lexie has pushed Jax away for over a year. But the next day, Lexie is dead: drowned in the pool at their grandmother's estate. When Jax arrives at the house to go through her sister's things, she learns that Lexie was researching the history of their family and the property. And as she dives deeper into the research herself, she discovers that the land holds a far darker past than she could have ever imagined. In 1929, thirty-seven-year-old newlywed Ethel Monroe hopes desperately for a baby. In an effort to distract her, her husband whisks her away on a trip to Vermont, where a natural spring is showcased by the newest and most modern hotel in the Northeast. Once there, Ethel learns that the water is rumored to grant wishes, never suspecting that the spring takes in equal measure to what it gives. A modern-day ghost story that illuminates how the past, though sometimes forgotten, is never really far behind us, The Drowning Kind "is satisfying on every level: Marvelously chilling, elegantly written, a true page-turner" (Janelle Brown, New York Times bestselling author).

About the Author

Jennifer McMahon is the author of twelve novels, including the New York Times bestsellers The Children on the Hill, Promise Not to Tell, and The Winter People. She lives in Florida with her partner, Drea. Visit her at Jennifer-McMahon.com or connect with her on Instagram @JenniferMcMahonWrites and Facebook @JenniferMcMahonBooks.