Charlie’s first novel The Cry of the Lake was published in 2020 and went on to become an Amazon bestseller, also winning The Coffeepot Book Club award for best debut novel (2020). Bloodhound Books is re-publishing it on 3rd November 2025.

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https://geni.us/TheCryofTheLake

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Six-year-old Lily sneaks out of bed to capture a mermaid but instead discovers a dead body. Years later the horrors of her past resurface which she must confront to protect those she loves from harm. Can she discover what is hiding in the lake before the killer strikes again? 

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Charlie lives in a Leicestershire village with her family and incredibly spoilt Cavapoo, Otto.

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