The plot moves swiftly from one intense scene to another, giving readers a taste of the upheaval and sense of danger that the characters live through, and ends on a note that will leave readers anticipating a sequel.īesides having relatable characters and an engaging mystery, Stillhouse Lake explores topics such as the harassment from online abusers, and the horror that children of killers experience as they slowly learn about the crimes committed by a parent they trusted. Stillhouse Lake is author Rachel Caine’s latest mystery, an intense, emotionally charged novel that will hook readers, who will empathize with Gwen’s desire to protect her kids, as well as the guilt she still feels because she truly didn’t know what her husband had been up to.

And Gwen Proctor will use all her wits, training, and instincts to keep her children safe. But one thing is clear: a killer is nearby. Gwen doesn’t know if the killer is an internet troll trying to frame her, a friend of Melvin’s come to scare her, or something else altogether. Gwen begins to suspect Melvin knows where they are, and that someone’s spying on them. Then a body is found floating in the lake, killed in an identical manner to how her ex-husband murdered his victims. Gwen even develops feelings for a man, though she suspects he too, is trying to forget something in his past. Despite the threat of danger and the constant fear of someone finding out who they are, the Proctors have begun to settle down by Stillhouse Lake and create a normal life. She is now an accomplished marksman, has taught her kids every safety plan conceivable, and set up home security systems -all to protect her family from those who don’t believe Gwen's innocence, some of whom have posted threats to murder her kids. Her world being ripped apart is bad enough, but Gina is also wrongly suspected of being an accomplice to her husband’s crimes and put on trial.įour years after being acquitted, Gina has changed her name to Gwen Proctor and moved her kids to a house by a lake in rural Tennessee. Married to Melvin and the proud mother of two children, Gina is content to live a peaceful life in the suburbs of Wichita, Kansas -until the day it is revealed her husband is a serial killer, responsible for torturing and murdering more than a dozen people in his garage.

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