James Patterson & Brian Sitts: The Girl in the Lake (UK 2026)

From the Publisher:
A HOLMES, MARGARET AND POE MYSTERY
The girl in the lake was never supposed to be found.
When her body surfaces in the frozen waters of Cayuga Lake, a note left on the body turns Brendan Holmes from private investigator to prime suspect.

With a dangerous adversary closing in, Holmes and his partners find themselves forced into a deadly game.
And this time, the rules have changed. They must stop solving crimes... or be forced to commit them.

James Patterson & Brian Sitts: The Girl in the Lake. Penguin, ISBN: 9781804959879 (November, 2026), 400 p., £9.99, eBook £9.99.

James Patterson & Brian Sitts: The Girl in the Lake (USA 2026)

From the Publisher:
At a frozen lakeside crime scene, a corpse carries an accusatory note: "If anything happens to me, arrest Brendan Holmes."
Mysteries trail Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple, and Auguste Poe wherever they go. At a remote lodge in upstate New York, the embattled private investigators have taken refuge from the assailant who bombed their sleek city headquarters. When the discovery of a body in the lake puts the detectives back in the headlines and under suspicion, the elusive killer issues his despicable orders: stop solving crimes -- and start committing them.

"Patterson... will have readers checking their locks twice." -- Booklist
"Patterson's latest thriller keeps readers guessing... a fine chase." -- People

James Patterson & Brian Sitts: The Girl in the Lake. A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery. Little, Brown, & Co., ISBN: 9780316600026 (October, 2026), 352 p., $35.00, Trade $19.99, eBook $14.99.