In the Lake of the Woods, written by Tim O'Brien is a book about John Wade's struggle to manage a recently failed campaign for the United States Senate. After moving to Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, John discovers that his wife Kathy is missing. Through flashbacks to John's childhood, experiences in Vietnam, political career, and the history of his relationship with Kathy, the reader is introduced to various hypotheses about Kathy's disappearance. The basis of In the Lake of the Woods is the weight of secrecy and the effects of truth; Mysteries abound, including John's obsession with magic as a boy, the cover-up of the Mai Lai massacre, the deception of politics, and the central mystery of Kathy's disappearance. This book is about the love and difficulties of the relationship between John and Kathy Wade. . John first met Kathy in college and they became close despite the many secrets they kept. John immediately became suspicious of Kathy and spied on her, and Kathy was aware that John was spying on her. When John was sent to Vietnam, he was worried about Kathy seeing other boys. In one of the letters Kathy wrote: “I'm dating a couple of guys. It's nothing serious. I love you and I think we can be wonderful together” (O'Brien 104). This shows that John had the right to be suspicious of Kathy, as she was cheating on him, and he probably should have left her then. It also shows that Kathy isn't really worried about John, but is more concerned about her own well-being. John and Kathy also dealt with the aftermath of a lost election in which John ran for senator. One type of evidence used in Lake of The Woods is evidence. In the Lake of the Woods the current conflict occurs in 1...... half of the paper...... is suitable. This is why everything in the book should not be considered true. The narrator may admit that he is limited when it comes to knowing everything and the reason for this is that he will always be limited by his view of the things he knows and his imagination of the reality he absolutely cannot ignore. It is for this reason that he cannot be considered completely trustworthy or reliable, but through the use of his evidence chapters and external links, we can consider that he is at least somewhat trustworthy and reliable, which helps to make the most plausible hypothesis. The prevailing theme among all these hypotheses is that secrecy was a convenient way for John and Kathy to avoid facing the facts, but the burden of hiding the truth ultimately proved too much. Ultimately, even though the truth is ugly, he manages to free John.