Stillhouse Lake

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.

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Published Jul 1, 2017

301 pages

Average rating: 7.64

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jeabot

May 30, 2024

6/10 stars

Very intense story

The opening is riveting. Spent a sleepiness might reading how Gwen worked to keep her kids safe from an evil world. Lots of twists and turns and not knowing who to trust.

CheriF

Sep 25, 2025

6/10 stars

I struggled with rating 2 or 3 stars but decided to round up because I did really enjoy a good chunk of the book. The premise is interesting and laid out well. The author ramped up the tension and kept me engaged up until around 170 pages in. After that, I had a mess of problems with what was going on. I'll be vague so I don't give anything away...

My biggest problems were with how blind Gwen seems to be and the insanity that was the local police/detective investigation and treatment of Gwen and her family.

I was screaming at Gwen for two of the big things that end up being pretty dang important and felt fairly obvious. So either the author laid the foreshadowing on too heavily for the reader, made her protagonist intentionally dense, or I'm incredibly smart. I don't think it's the third option.

As for the investigation, the way the detective in charge dealt with Gwen and the investigation had me yelling BS. I won't even go into the holes in situation with Kez. There's about 50 or so pages between the 170 and the end of the book that made me want to toss my kindle in the trash. But that's ridiculous because it's my kindle... But I held on, cursing internally.

The exciting climax was good and calmed me down a bit but, ultimately, I don't care enough to keep going with the sequel.

thisismegsy

Sep 11, 2025

10/10 stars

A great read that kept me eagerly turning the pages until the very end. Can't wait to read the next one!

j81rose

Jan 31, 2025

8/10 stars

Looks like there are 7 books in this series! I'm excited for a 2nd one, at a minimum!! This was fast-paced as all get out. Some chapters longer than I enjoy, but this was a great thriller!! I was living in the mind of Gwen - I trusted NO ONE! Did I have a pretty good idea of what was going on midway? Yes. But was I thrown off repeatedly until the end? Also yes. This was a thrill of a read and the perfect way to end my January reads!

noelleabd

Jan 28, 2025

10/10 stars

I really enjoyed this book! It was a short read and overall was so well written. I enjoyed the characters and always kept me engaged throughout the story.