Stillhouse Lake
Written by Rachel Caine
Narrated by Emily Sutton-Smith
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
An Amazon Charts and USA Today bestseller.
Gina Royal is the definition of average—a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband’s secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen Proctor—the ultimate warrior mom.
With her ex now in prison, Gwen has finally found refuge in a new home on remote Stillhouse Lake. Though still the target of stalkers and Internet trolls who think she had something to do with her husband’s crimes, Gwen dares to think her kids can finally grow up in peace.
But just when she’s starting to feel at ease in her new identity, a body turns up in the lake—and threatening letters start arriving from an all-too-familiar address. Gwen Proctor must keep friends close and enemies at bay to avoid being exposed—or watch her kids fall victim to a killer who takes pleasure in tormenting her. One thing is certain: she’s learned how to fight evil. And she’ll never stop.
Rachel Caine
Rachel Caine is the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of more than fifty novels, including Wolfhunter River, Killman Creek, and Stillhouse Lake in the Stillhouse Lake series; the New York Times bestselling Morganville Vampires series; and the Great Library young adult series. She has written suspense, mystery, paranormal suspense, urban fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal young adult fiction. Rachel lives and works in Fort Worth, Texas, with her husband, artist/actor/comic historian R. Cat Conrad, in a gently creepy house full of books. For more information, visit www.rachelcaine.com.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Narrator ruined this book. Robotic reminded me of listening to an "automated reply system" when calling customer service. So incredibly annoying and monotone. Every word painfully pronounced - annunciated.
As for the story itself - Im just not sure. To think this woman was so oblivious to everything and you're supposed to feel sorry for her... is a hard pill to swallow. Then to make it all worse - the first half of the book was painfully repetitive - over and over again - the same thing. Run. hide. Protect the kids. Sadly, it got old very quickly.
I know I will never listen to another book narrated by this lady - and I am still up in the air about the author. I have no idea how this book is rated above 2-3 stars.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing read! Thought provoking, sinister and extremely interesting! Lots of twists and turns...but you never get lost! Great! I’m going to choose it as my next book club pick!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This really was a surprise ending!!! Loved it. Strong female character and other developed characters gave just enough "suspects" to keep you guessing
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow! Couldn’t sleep because I needed to hear what happened next. Intriguing plots! Great character voices. You have to hear this story.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely brilliant. A little slow to start but it was a well written , captivating suspense
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The storyline is great, insightful and intriguing. The twists were very well done. The portrayal of victims was impeccable. I didn’t want to stop! And now, is there a follow up?
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So good! Brilliant characters and on the edge of my seat suspense. Would recommend!!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Amazing book. The narrator was horrible. At times I couldn't even tell if she was reading inner dialogue or if she was reading dialogue between two characters. Most of the narration was just intense the entire time and could be hard to follow
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Original story line of a victim's perspective with clear easy audible narration, which kept my interest right through to the end.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5WOW! The hype is definitely real on this book!
If you enjoy thrillers, mysteries, serial killers, and/or protective mothers…STOP EVERYTHING and READ THIS NOW!!
I love that it’s available as read and listen on KU and I was able to fully immerse myself into this book.
The ending - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great narrator and gripping storyline!
A woman desperate to escape her ex-husband’s crimes finally finds a perfect place to stay long-term with her children. They’re finally thriving, have friends and possessions. Gwen is finally feeling like they can settle and not have to run.
When victim’s bodies have risen up in the lake, the theory is that Gwen Proctor (Gina Royal) and her connection to Melvin Royal is all too similar and too much of a coincidence for her not to be questioned…
Gwen doesn’t know who to trust anymore and she will do whatever it takes to perfect her children. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I liked it! I felt like the writing was good. I’m excited to continue on with the next book!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I read this book in one sitting and couldn't put it down. loved it so much! Starting the second one today.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5it was a really good book. highly recommend. great plot
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Oh the ending gave me chills! She’s nothing short of a bad ass mom! Loved it!!
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I note it lists a narrator but if this isn't a computer generated voice I'm not sure what is. Great story but the wouldst reading I have ever heard. What a shame
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lovely voice actor, nice descriptive writing (I felt emerged in the story). I really liked the description of the main character and her family’s situation. I did expect more of the final part of the book, felt a little bit like an anticlimax, not super convincing.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very quick paced & easy listen. & very well written.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I felt like the end kind of dragged out a little , but over all a good book. The narrator for the audiobook was pretty good. I'd start the sequel but Scribd isn't truly an unlimited service. It won't let me listen to more than like two audiobooks per billing cycle. ( This one only took me two days) Seems like false advertising to me so, I think I'll unsubscribe instead.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book didn’t make me feel like I am wasting time! It was so good I finished in 3 days!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rachel Caine captures your attention instantly in this intriguing story of murder. The fallout for the family of the murderer takes this story to the next level. I’ll definitely be searching for other books by this author!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A little slow at the beginning, but overall very entertaining.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book and audio. Thank you very much for this
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Grabs you right from the beginning! So many twists and turns.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brilliant read I listened not read I think it was even better that way
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tense and well written, I enjoyed this book and recommend.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5DNF at 60%. Too many completely implausible plot points. Annoying protagonist. Hated it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/510/10 I couldn’t put the book down and had to finish the series
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow wow I couldn’t put it down so many twists and turns I feel like I step into a roller coaster great book it left me wanna more
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was phenomenal. It was gritty, suspenseful and kept me guessing until the end. Probably one of the most likeable main characters I've read in a while. 10 out of 5. Looking forward to the next few books in the series.