both the kind that glorify what her crazy ass husband did and the ones who think that she should be punished. Connor admits that the code to the safe room was on his phone, which the Graham kids stole towards the beginning of the book. Paranoia and lots of moving around have kept them all safe so far, but Gwen longs to find something more permanent; a place her children can have some stability and make real friends. Not knowing how to deal with the shocking revelation, Gina decides to become the ultimate warrior mother to her children by remaking herself and taking the new identity of Gwen Proctor. Well, actually, the way Gwen behaves so mindlessly and irrationally, I guess she does need six books to figure out how to walk and chew gum at the same time.

Stillhouse Lake - Book Series In Order

She takes care of house and home like a juggernaut – doing what society, and her husband has told her is her most important job, to the detriment of her own well-being. It didn't matter how many times she swore her innocence and her ignorance of Mel's crimes, there were many in the press, in the neighborhood, across the world, and even within her own family, who believed she had a hand in the murders.The author grabbed my attention immediately with a shocking revelation that no one could have been prepared for. Now Gina has transformed herself into Gwen Proctor- a confident single mother who hangs out at the shooting range in her free time. I read the whole thing in just a few hours, and my heart was pounding pretty fast for a while afterward! There are some striking similarities between her demise and the young women her husband tortured and killed.

Stillhouse Lake Series | Rachel Caine

In fact, I can hardly recognize her now, that weak creature who’d submitted, pretended, smoothed over every ripple of trouble that rose. Gina Royal, now Gwen Proctor, has spent four years hiding out from legions of dedicated haters after her husband Melvin's crimes were brought to life.Gwen finds a letter from Melvin in the mail, and realise that someone else must have sent it because Melvin is 100% dead this time. Internet trolls and family members of the victims have been incredibly angry with her, and have been threatening her and her children with all sorts of disgusting things. Years later, she's using the assumed name, Gwen Procter, which is the fourth, false identity she's used - and her son and daughter are now named: Connor and Atlanta (Lanny for short).

Rachel Caine | New York Times bestselling author

There are two reservable group pavilions, Island View and Tear Drop, which can each hold up to 120 visitors. Another popcorn thriller that goes for too much while failing to manage the basics (how did Gwen pay taxes? It isn’t exactly necessary to read the next in this series, but I think for most readers, there will be “Okay, so now what?If you can’t remember what happened in Stillhouse Lake and you need a refresher, then you’re in the right place. But working to solve these vicious and unreasonable crimes will expose them both to a killer they can’t for the life of them see coming. Well she finally did, when she decided to let random cabin man/resident handyman Sam watch her kids for 12 hours while she travels states to spit on a plastic partition separating herself and Melvin. The stress level is high from the first chapter to the final page, and the action is fast paced and scary. Thank you for supporting the top site for book series recaps, and we hope you continue to find it a useful resource!