Lost Lake

by Phillip Margolin

New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin returns with an explosive thriller about how a young tabloid reporter’s “paranoid” theories just might be true. Vanessa Kohler is a tabloid reporter living and working in Washington DC. She writes fantastic stories about a vast government conspiracy to cover up a secret military unit headed by General Wingate, a popular presidential candidate. Most dismiss her as a paranoid crackpot using sensationalism to sell papers. But a few powerful men know better, and they’ve gone to great lengths to discredit her. But by chance Vanessa discovers that a key player in this story - long assumed dead - may be living under a new identity. Vietnam vet Carl Rice, who was involved in a secret military operation that resulted in the murder of a congressman. Vanessa knows Rice holds the key to proving her theories - and demonstrating General Wingate may not be the man he appears to be.It's a beautiful summer night in Portland, Oregon.Ami Vergano, a young