Lady in the Lake is a 2019 novel by Laura Lippman, published by William Morrow and Company.
[3] A bored Jewish housewife leaves her husband and moves to downtown Baltimore to become an investigative reporter.
She soon begins unraveling the mystery behind the murder of a black bartender and a young Jewish girl.
Author Stephen King gave the novel a positive review in The New York Times, calling it "extraordinary", and praising the novel's use of plot twists and characterizations.
[7] The book has been adapted for television as an Apple TV+ limited series, Lady in the Lake, starring Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram.