Listen free for 30 days
-
Stillhouse Lake
- Stillhouse Lake, Book 1
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Stillhouse Lake
Buy Now for $37.71
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Buy it with
-
The Widow
- Written by: Fiona Barton
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis, Nicholas Guy Smith, Mandy Williams, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 82
There's a lot Jean hasn't said over the years about the crime her husband was suspected of committing. She was busy being the perfect wife, standing by her man while living with accusing glares and anonymous harassment. Now her husband is dead, and there's no reason to stay quiet. People want to hear her story. They want to know what it was like living with that man. She can tell them there were secrets. There always are in a marriage. The truth - that's all anyone wants. But the one lesson Jean has learned in the last few years is that she can make people believe anything.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
It was okay
- By Pamela on 2019-09-19
Written by: Fiona Barton
-
The Girl in Kellers Way
- Written by: Megan Goldin
- Narrated by: Anthea Greco, Susan Godfrey
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 5
When a body is found buried near the desolate forest road of Kellers Way, Detective Melanie Carter must identify the victim if she is to have any chance of finding the killer. That's no easy task with fragmentary evidence from a crime committed years earlier and a conspiracy of silence from anyone who might have information. The one person who may be able to help is Julie West.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
It was ok.
- By Katie on 2023-08-23
Written by: Megan Goldin
-
Wonderland
- Written by: Jennifer Hillier
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
After a personal tragedy and professional scandal forces homicide detective Vanessa Castro out of Seattle, she takes a new job in Seaside, Washington, determined to make a fresh start. The small beach town, best known for its popular amusement park, Wonderland, seems like the perfect place to raise her young son and teenage daughter. But it's not that easy starting over, especially as the town's new Deputy Chief of Police. When a dead body turns up at the park her first day on the job, and then a teenage Wonder Worker goes missing, Vanessa's investigation is met with resistance.
Written by: Jennifer Hillier
-
The Housemaid
- Written by: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 534
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 480
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 480
I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wow!!
- By Anonymous User on 2023-02-19
Written by: Freida McFadden
-
Vanishing Girls
- Detective Josie Quinn
- Written by: Lisa Regan
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 49
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 45
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 45
Everyone in the small town of Denton is searching for Isabelle Coleman, a missing 17-year-old girl. All they've found so far is her phone and another girl they didn't even know was missing. Mute and completely unresponsive to the world around her, it's clear this mysterious girl has been damaged beyond repair. All Detective Josie Quinn can get from her is a name: Ramona. Currently suspended from the force for misconduct, Josie takes matters into her own hands as the name leads her to evidence linking the two girls.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Book would be better if the narrator didn’t suck.
- By Kylie on 2020-06-09
Written by: Lisa Regan
-
Still Missing
- Written by: Chevy Stevens
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 160
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 159
On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old Realtor, had three goals: sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she’s about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Did not enjoy
- By Anonymous User on 2023-04-01
Written by: Chevy Stevens
-
The Widow
- Written by: Fiona Barton
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis, Nicholas Guy Smith, Mandy Williams, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 82
There's a lot Jean hasn't said over the years about the crime her husband was suspected of committing. She was busy being the perfect wife, standing by her man while living with accusing glares and anonymous harassment. Now her husband is dead, and there's no reason to stay quiet. People want to hear her story. They want to know what it was like living with that man. She can tell them there were secrets. There always are in a marriage. The truth - that's all anyone wants. But the one lesson Jean has learned in the last few years is that she can make people believe anything.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
It was okay
- By Pamela on 2019-09-19
Written by: Fiona Barton
-
The Girl in Kellers Way
- Written by: Megan Goldin
- Narrated by: Anthea Greco, Susan Godfrey
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 5
When a body is found buried near the desolate forest road of Kellers Way, Detective Melanie Carter must identify the victim if she is to have any chance of finding the killer. That's no easy task with fragmentary evidence from a crime committed years earlier and a conspiracy of silence from anyone who might have information. The one person who may be able to help is Julie West.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
It was ok.
- By Katie on 2023-08-23
Written by: Megan Goldin
-
Wonderland
- Written by: Jennifer Hillier
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
After a personal tragedy and professional scandal forces homicide detective Vanessa Castro out of Seattle, she takes a new job in Seaside, Washington, determined to make a fresh start. The small beach town, best known for its popular amusement park, Wonderland, seems like the perfect place to raise her young son and teenage daughter. But it's not that easy starting over, especially as the town's new Deputy Chief of Police. When a dead body turns up at the park her first day on the job, and then a teenage Wonder Worker goes missing, Vanessa's investigation is met with resistance.
Written by: Jennifer Hillier
-
The Housemaid
- Written by: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 534
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 480
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 480
I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wow!!
- By Anonymous User on 2023-02-19
Written by: Freida McFadden
-
Vanishing Girls
- Detective Josie Quinn
- Written by: Lisa Regan
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 49
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 45
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 45
Everyone in the small town of Denton is searching for Isabelle Coleman, a missing 17-year-old girl. All they've found so far is her phone and another girl they didn't even know was missing. Mute and completely unresponsive to the world around her, it's clear this mysterious girl has been damaged beyond repair. All Detective Josie Quinn can get from her is a name: Ramona. Currently suspended from the force for misconduct, Josie takes matters into her own hands as the name leads her to evidence linking the two girls.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Book would be better if the narrator didn’t suck.
- By Kylie on 2020-06-09
Written by: Lisa Regan
-
Still Missing
- Written by: Chevy Stevens
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 160
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 159
On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old Realtor, had three goals: sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she’s about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Did not enjoy
- By Anonymous User on 2023-04-01
Written by: Chevy Stevens
-
I Invited Her In
- Written by: Adele Parks
- Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 129
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 114
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 114
When Mel receives an unexpected email from her oldest friend Abi, it brings back memories she thought she had buried forever. Their friendship belonged in the past. To those carefree days at university. But Abi is in trouble and needs Mel’s help, and she wants a place to stay. Just for a few days, while she sorts things out. It’s the least Mel can do. After all, friends look out for each other, don’t they?
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Absolutely Fabulous
- By Anonymous User on 2019-02-15
Written by: Adele Parks
-
The September House
- Written by: Carissa Orlando
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 10
When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would flee. Margaret is not most people. Margaret is staying.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Slow in the middle but redeems
- By Amanda on 2023-10-06
Written by: Carissa Orlando
-
The Other Daughter
- A Novel
- Written by: Lisa Gardner
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 305
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 269
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 271
Twenty years ago, Melanie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Gifted with loving parents, a doting brother, and an indulgent uncle, Melanie has always considered herself lucky. Until the first cryptic, threatening note arrives: “You Get What You Deserve.” Melanie has no memory of her life before the adoption. Now someone wants her to remember it all - even the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Not worth it
- By tc on 2019-07-10
Written by: Lisa Gardner
-
Brother
- Written by: Ania Ahlborn
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 44
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 38
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 39
Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it's served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops don't knock on their door. Which is a good thing, seeing what's buried in the Morrows' backyard. But 19-year-old Michael Morrow isn't like the rest of his family. He doesn't take pleasure in the screams that echo through the trees.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Interesting story
- By Natasha on 2023-09-27
Written by: Ania Ahlborn
-
She Started It
- A Novel
- Written by: Sian Gilbert
- Narrated by: Sarah Ovens, Anne-Marie Piazza, Ione Butler, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 7
Annabel, Esther, Tanya, and Chloe are best friends—or were, as children. Despite drifting apart in adulthood, shared secrets have kept them bonded for better or worse, even as their childhood dreams haven’t quite turned out as they’d hoped. Then one day they receive a wholly unexpected—but not entirely unwelcome—invitation from another old friend. Poppy Greer has invited them all to her extravagant bachelorette party: a first-class plane ticket to three days of white sand, cocktails, and relaxation on a luxe private island in the Bahamas.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
REALLY like this book!!! 😊👍🏻😊👍🏻
- By pigletbunny on 2023-10-24
Written by: Sian Gilbert
-
The Perfect Child
- Written by: Lucinda Berry
- Narrated by: Christine Williams, Erin Bennett, Dan John Miller
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 123
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 112
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 112
Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that’s missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Highs and lows
- By Solange Keller on 2019-09-14
Written by: Lucinda Berry
-
The Other Mrs.
- Written by: Mary Kubica
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve, Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 233
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 206
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 207
Sadie and Will Foust have only just moved their family from bustling Chicago to small-town Maine when their neighbor Morgan Baines is found dead in her home. The murder rocks their tiny coastal island, but no one is more shaken than Sadie. But it’s not just Morgan’s death that has Sadie on edge. And as the eyes of suspicion turn toward the new family in town, Sadie is drawn deeper into the mystery of what really happened that dark and deadly night.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Abuse from a child's POV
- By Christina McEwen on 2020-04-22
Written by: Mary Kubica
-
On a Quiet Street
- Written by: Seraphina Nova Glass
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Who wouldn’t want to live in Brighton Hills? This exclusive community on the Oregon coast is the perfect mix of luxury and natural beauty. Stunning houses nestle beneath mighty Douglas firs, and lush backyards roll down to the lakefront. It’s the kind of place where neighbors look out for one another. Sometimes a little too closely....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
So good!
- By tara on 2023-11-23
Written by: Seraphina Nova Glass
-
We Are All the Same in the Dark
- A Novel
- Written by: Julia Heaberlin
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia, Catherine Taber, MacLeod Andrews, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
It’s been a decade since Trumanell Branson disappeared, leaving only a bloody handprint behind. Her pretty face still hangs like a watchful queen on the posters on the walls of the town’s Baptist church, the police station, and in the high school. They all promise the same thing: We will find you. Meanwhile, Tru's brother, Wyatt, lives as a pariah in the desolation of the old family house, cleared of wrongdoing by the police but tried and sentenced in the court of public opinion and in a new documentary about the crime.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
White hot mystery
- By Melissa MacKenzie on 2022-12-03
Written by: Julia Heaberlin
-
The Memory Watcher
- Written by: Minka Kent
- Narrated by: Sally Vahle, Morgan Laure
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 166
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 151
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 149
When Autumn Carpenter stumbles upon the social media account of the family who adopted her infant daughter years ago, she finds herself instantly drawn into their picture-perfect existence. From behind a computer screen, Autumn watches Grace's every memory, from birthdays to holidays to bedtime snuggles. But what starts as an innocent fascination soon spirals into an addictive obsession that comes to a screeching halt the day the McMullen family closes their Instaface account.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Unlikeable characters
- By snowpatch100 on 2021-10-21
Written by: Minka Kent
-
The Family Across the Street
- A Totally Unputdownable Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist
- Written by: Nicole Trope
- Narrated by: Taryn Ryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 33
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 32
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
You’d never know what secrets the house on Hogarth Street holds - what’s happening, right this second, behind closed doors. An emerald-green front lawn. Perfectly trimmed hedging. An ivy-covered front gate and the scent of honeysuckle in the air. In the yard, two scooters lie on the grass. One blue, one pink, belonging to five-year-old twins.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Seriously hoping this gets better as a story line.. I’m confused
- By Jamie on 2023-11-01
Written by: Nicole Trope
-
A Tap on the Window
- Written by: Linwood Barclay
- Narrated by: Mark Zeisler
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 326
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 301
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 302
International best-selling author Linwood Barclay delivers pulse-pounding suspense that puts him among the masters of the genre. A Tap on the Window finds private investigator Cal Weaver making an ill-advised decision to pick up a young female hitchhiker who reminds him of his dead son. But something is off about the girl, and Cal is soon drawn into a host of nightmarish secrets.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent narration!
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-05-29
Written by: Linwood Barclay
Publisher's Summary
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.
What the critics say
A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist, Mystery & Thriller
"In this rapid-fire thriller...Caine spins a powerful story of maternal love and individual self-realization."—Publishers Weekly
"Stillhouse Lake is a true nail-biter right up to the end."—Fresh Fiction
More from the same
Narrator:
What listeners say about Stillhouse Lake
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Jodey Schmidt
- 2019-01-24
Great Read
Really enjoyed this book. Had a few twists and turns that I did not see coming. Great stand-alone book but I definitely look forward to listening to the second one. Very excited to see where these characters go from the ending of this great novel.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Tirelle
- 2018-09-14
Fantastic!
Love love love this series!
From the very first chapter you are absolutely immersed in this intense thriller!
Be sure to grab the sequel, Killman Creek as well.
Wishing this would be a tv series!
#Audible1
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Brad Lawryk
- 2018-04-13
Bad reading or bad sound editing?
Loved the story! Kept me interested right to the end. The narrator sound like it was read more from some artificial intelligence or text to speech software. It was a tone that would be hard to do so I suspect it may be just some bad sound editing. The other bad thing was it was written in first person so it was never very clear what was being spoken and what was being thought.
But overall, I found it a very good listen and I look forward to listening to the next novel. Hopefully the narration will be better.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- connie lynch
- 2020-02-11
Very Robotic narration
I struggled to keep listening. The narrator was very robotic. Thought I was listening to Alexa reading the book. The story was good, but didn't like that the whole book was told by the Main character.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Margaret A.
- 2020-01-13
Great Listen
If you like the genre this is an easy, quick listen. I was totally absorbed in the story and can’t wait to move on to the next book. Narrator was crisp and moved through characters flawlessly. The only thing that bugged me was when Gina/Gwen would use the term ‘baby’ when speaking to her kids, I think with the narrator’s proper-ish tone it didn’t really feel quite right, I guess it could be considered more of a pet peeve type thing for me and so I didn’t dock a star.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- SYL
- 2018-05-26
good read
very twisted story but entertaining....
too much development of the 1st character, all the action is at the end
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 2018-05-22
Enjoyable
Enjoyed the story- solid crime/detective aspects. The narrator was VERY articulate, sometimes causing her to sound a bit robotic at times which was distracting.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
- Cher Desmarais
- 2018-04-09
good read
Very good story, opens your eyes to how little chance anyone has in getting off the grid these days with the power of internet
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 2023-09-10
Superb storyline
This book is my favourite listen this year. I ate out of the authors hand, I was always a step behind.
The character development was wonderfully crafted.
Narration was perfection.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- K
- 2023-06-06
Great book
I really enjoyed this. I didn’t find it had a big twist which was disappointing but it was still a really good book. I would listen again.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- shelley
- 2017-07-02
Outstanding book! A must for suspense lovers...
This is an excellent book. The suspense is palpable and the build up is superb. This story is so realistic and so believable and so frustrating! My heart goes out to this woman even knowing that she is only a figment of the author's imagination.
Here she is happily going about her life not knowing that her husband is a serial killer. When the truth comes out accidentally she is called his helper and put on trial as an accomplice. She is acquitted but it doesn't matter to the townspeople or the internet stalkers, all those who believe she truly is guilty.
She changes her name, learns how to handle a gun and begins moving from place to place trying to stay anonymous. Somehow she keeps being tracked down and her ex husband continues to send her letters from behind bars.
When first one then a second body turns up at the lake she is living on, she once again finds herself the center of attention and a suspect in the murders.
This is an author I will definitely watch for new books.
Emily Sutton-Smith does a fabulous job narrating.
This book has my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!
If you found this review helpful please indicate so.
Thank You.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
373 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- Patti L
- 2017-07-18
Too much
Too much goriness
Too much repetition
Leaves you hanging at the end ( sounds like the start of a series)
And did I say too much repetition of the same gory scene description.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
280 people found this helpful
-
Overall2 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- shopinshop
- 2017-07-13
Am I the only one...?
After reading the reviews I decided to use a very precious credit for this book. In particular, several reviewers commented positively on the narrator. Am I the only that struggled with the narration? Ms. Sutton-Smith's voice is good, but the cadence felt all wrong to me. Certain sentences, or sometimes just words spoken too slowly and with a sharp enunciation that felt robotic. It just felt odd that it would randomly happen. I found it distracting to the story. Perhaps it was due to editing more than the narrator?
The story itself was decent and the characters were believable. The heroine was a strong woman and a helluva mother. The family dynamics rang true and the author definitely did well there.
Well played plot twists, and nice suspense.
Overall, a decent use of a credit.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
194 people found this helpful
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- Jennifer Toney
- 2017-09-22
Boring. dumb. Sooooo drawn out save your money
This book was insanely boring. Not only was the narrator completely monotone for 13 hours the story kept repeating itself. Every chapter was the same paranoid character talking about saving her kids and hiding. There was zero drama, very little plot and incredibly repetitive dialogue. I kept waiting for it to get better and it came up beyond short. Definitely NOT recommending.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
188 people found this helpful
-
Overall2 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- friendlykitty
- 2017-09-20
imagine Capt. Kirk as a cheerleader
Struggled to finish. The narrator sounded like a female Captain Kirk. The main character spent the whole book talking herself up while making unrealistic and often stupid decisions.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
142 people found this helpful
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- marchon
- 2017-10-19
How does this book have so many stars?
After reading many of the positive reviews I decided to purchase and listen to Stillhouse Lake. I was so excited with the Summary being right up my alley. Wish I could take that back, I am so disappointed! I feel like the narrator didn't have much to work with, the story was ridiculous, I almost stopped listening half way through but decided to push on hoping it would get better. It dragged on and on until, FINALLY, something happened and then left us at a cliff hanger..... The author did not use the intro to really introduce anything and the middle was so boring only the end did anything really happen and then she left us on a cliff hanger? CMON this boring book does not need to be stretched into two! One instance I can remember rolling my eyes is when the main character all worked up asked the man she was sorta dating if he had a gun and to watch her kids. She had initially met this character at a shooting range and knew he was ex military.... like hello yes he has a gun am I the only one keeping up? It felt so forced to me, the whole book. Felt like the author forced an awkward love interest into the book; and that she did little to no research on guns the way she kept repeating the same safety rule like a broken record. Seriously she explained that a gun had to be facing away with the chamber up probably 4 times throughout the book. Save your credit this is not a psychological suspense thriller.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
122 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Julie
- 2017-07-29
Like listening to Siri reading a book to you.
What did you like best about Stillhouse Lake? What did you like least?
I almost returned this book immediately, but I was on a road trip and had nothing else to listen to. The narrator talks in a monotone. It's like listening to Siri reading a book to you. It's hard to see past the terrible performance, but really the story wasn't very good either. None of the characters were believable, and there was no suspense. How is this a best seller?
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
85 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Wayne
- 2017-07-04
Incredible level of sustained suspense!
For those who like psychological suspense thrillers Stillhouse Lake is a must listen. The book was a Kindle First choice for May 2017. I read it then and anxiously awaited the audio book. Rachel Caine has been writing books for nearly two decades. Stillhouse Lake is the first novel of hers that I have enjoyed. Emily Sutton-Smith's narration is flawless.
I repeat, this novel is and outstanding psychological thriller with lots of action and sustained suspense so strong as to be incredible. It is also a great mystery novel. It is a MUST LISTEN NOVEL.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
62 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Chip Atkinson
- 2017-07-17
Fast Paced Thriller, Ingenious Web of Deceit
The wife and children of a serial killer find themselves on the run after he is discovered and arrested. It seems no one believes his wife is innocent, including police, familes of the victims, the media and, most dangerous of all, hackers.
This is a fast paced suspense novel with ingenious twists. The characters are well developed and the plot is well conceived.
Emily Sutton-Smith is excellent.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
58 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Annie Detroit, Kindle Customer
- 2017-07-01
Wow! I LOVED this book and audio book!
With my long time love, Patricia Cornwell, of Scarpetta fame, struggling to get back on her feet after a couple yawners, I was thrilled to find Rachel Caine's pistol packin' Mama blast onto the literary scene, with kids and dog in tow . Emily Sutton Smith is a great addition to the written work, and not wanting to spoil anything, I'll just say, "Read it, you'll LOVE it!"
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
38 people found this helpful