I stayed up until about 3 am to finish stillhouse lake because i had to know what happened. That being said, i feel its important to mention spoiler alert that the novel does in fact end with a cliffhanger. Stillhouse hollow lake is a great deep water lake in central texas. For those who like psychological suspense thrillers stillhouse lake is a must listen. Read on to know more about the top selling serial killer novel right ahead. Please like if you enjoyed this video and subscribe for new videos every wednesday instagram.
An amazon charts and usa today bestseller gina royal is the definition of averagea shy midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. Stillhouse lake book ottawa public library bibliocommons. With her ex now in prison, gwen has finally found refuge in a new home on remote stillhouse lake. Some parks have campsites for tents and rvs, with water and electric hookups available. But when a car accident reveals her husbands secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as gwen proctorthe. Stillhouse lake by rachel caine quirky cats fat stacks. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Stillhouse lake is a story of determination and guts that illustrates the lengths to which a person will go to start again. Woah, woah, woah yall, this is not at all what i expected from book 2 of the stillhouse lake series by rachel. However, as the story progressed i started to have mixed feelings, and after closing the last page, i am still a bit torn. Stillhouse lake is a true nailbiter right up to the end.
Gina has now transformed herself into tough gwen proctor, licensed to carry a. The upper lake and river areas are slightly stained. The fact that book is written in first person, from gwens point of view, meant that her thoughts and emotions were firsthand. Jul 01, 2017 stillhouse lake is a great summer read. This is a fast paced book that is hard to put down. See accompanying text summary for forecast statements. Please dont read the synopsis of book two until after you have read this one because it will possibly spoil your read, and stop you. The biggest disappointment came at the end of the book. Stillhouse hollow is an extremely clear and deep reservoir. Listen to stillhouse lake audiobook by rachel caine and emily. I read into the wee hours to see how the book ended. But the discovery of a body in the lake and the appearance of threatening letters rock the boat of her new life. Rachel caine has been writing books for nearly two decades. Stillhouse lake by rachel cainea gripping thriller with a psycho killer premise.
Wolfhunter river by rachel caine is the third installment of the thrilling stillhouse lake series. The title of this book is stillhouse lake and it was written by rachel caine. Jun 06, 2017 the stillhouse lake by rachel caine 3 stars the novel centers on the life of a woman who has had to completely make herself over in survival mode. Jun 06, 2017 stillhouse lake is everything i would expect from a thriller novel, and i can safely say that readers will not be disappointed. Stillhouse lake has a fantastic suspenseful cliffhanger of an ending that guarantees ill be reading book two killmans creek. At stillhouse lake she resolves they will run no more, and nearly loses her life and her children. The upper lake and river areas are slightly stained with numerous laydowns, brush piles, and standing timber.
Events in book one leave gwen and her children on the run and a serial killer on the loose. Stillhouse lake book johnson county library bibliocommons. After continued threat from her serial killer husband, gwen proctor decides to hunt him down. Buy stillhouse lake book online at low prices in india. Stillhouse hollow lake belton 2020 all you need to know. Criminal element stillhouse lake is a true nailbiter right up to the end. The drought monitor focuses on broadscale conditions. The masterpiece we never expected, the ending we all did. Stillhouse lake does end with a cliffhanger as gwen goes into full protective mamma bear mode, and decides to become the hunter rather than the hunted.
The main lake area is dominated by steep rocky shoreline with limited amounts of standing timber. For more details, choose a point on the map or a name in the chart below. Please dont read the synopsis of book two until after you have read this one because it will possibly spoil your read, and stop you being nervousexcited when youre supposed to be. The army corps of engineers operates four parks on this lake. Stillhouse lake book charlotte mecklenburg library. Shes changed it to hide herself away from the past. However, as the story progressed i started to have mixed feelings, and after closing the. Stillhouse lake was told mainly from gwens pov and was narrated by emily suttonsmith.
Gina royal is the definition of averagea shy shelve stillhouse lake. With her ex now in prison, gwen has finally found refuge in a new home on remote stillhouse. There are also numerous beds of hydrilla in the lower lake. Aug 05, 2017 the fact that book is written in first person, from gwens point of view, meant that her thoughts and emotions were firsthand. Rachel caine was born at white sand missile range on 27 april in the year 1962. Fresh fiction highly entertaining and super intense. Gwen realizes this one body might be a coincidence. Stillhouse lake book olathe public library bibliocommons. The first book in the series, stillhouse lake, introduced readers to gwen proctor who had gone into hiding with her two children after it was found that her husband was a serial killer.
Stillhouse lake is the first novel of hers that i have enjoyed. Gina proctor is a nice, quiet person, married with two kids, living a perfectly normal, perfectly mundane life until a fluke car accident outs her husband as a serial killing monster. In gwen proctor, master storyteller rachel caine has created a woman transformed by evil who is singleminded in her quest to keep her children safe. Stillhouse lake book gwinnett county public library. Overall, happily surprised by this book, so much so that once finished i started reading the next one. Stillhouse lake was certainly original, fastpaced and easy to read, and it sucked me in very quickly. And we spend very little time in the past because we witness the event. But when a car accident reveals her husbands secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as gwen proctorthe ultimate warrior mom.
After being married to a serial killer for nine years, she understands how duplicitous people can really be, and she has no idea who she can trust. Stillhouse lake takes us for a wild ride making us question the very thing, and it is not a surprise to know that it has been on the amazon top charts for more than eight weeks now. With mel incarcerated, gwen hopes to make a safe home and normal life in rural stillhouse lake, tenn. In stillhouse lake by rachel caine, gwen proctor, exwife of serial killer melvin royal, believes she has found a place where she can safely live with her children.
Jul 01, 2019 stillhouse lake has a fantastic suspenseful cliffhanger of an ending that guarantees ill be reading book two killmans creek. It has great fishing spots, swim beaches, a marina, camping, picnic areas and scuba diving theres a dive shop open on the weekends at the marina. Jul 01, 2017 stillhouse lake has a fantastic suspenseful cliffhanger of an ending that guarantees ill be reading book two killmans creek. A great followup to stillhouse lake, this book was fastpaced and suspenseful. Until stillhouse lake, they have been on the run, avoiding the crazed people who think she is guilty and seeking their own brand of justice. The stillhouse lake by rachel caine 3 stars the novel centers on the life of a woman who has had to completely make herself over in survival mode. I do think its necessary to read the first book in this series to fully appreciate and follow killman creek. Then ensues a gripping journey which takes her through several states whilst encountering peril, death and the dark web. Because the past brings with it a brutal serial killer exhusband, suspicion that she got away with murder, and enemies she cant even begin to count. We meet her as gina, a shy, midwestern wife and mom of two kids, around 6 and 10. I read it then and anxiously awaited the audio book. Stillhouse lake is starting to feel like home when the body of a woman is found in the lake and an anonymous tip lets the police know who gwen really is.
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