The ending is dramatic and contains quite a few surprises and one huge shock which sets the scene for book 2. She gets help with new identities and places to stay that are safe, from one of the people who trolled/went after her - and his?

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When more bodies start showing up, the police think this is proof that Gina/Gwen was in fact in on her husband’s grotesque and unimaginably cruel activities. She gives the credit of her success to her fans, who have supported her wholeheartedly and loved her work. i definitely need that ‘page turner’ quality when it comes to the genre, and this sadly did not have that for me personally.Now I'm going to push the other book I was going to read out of the way and start the next one of these. Because the past brings with it a brutal serial killer ex-husband, suspicion that she got away with murder, and enemies she can’t even begin to count. A man-made wetland was constructed on the south shore of the lake, providing an additional 10 acres of wildlife habitat in the lake area. Gwen is now a fierce woman who has become a sharp-shooter and has had their home outfitted with a panic room and a security system.

Stillhouse Lake Series by Rachel Caine - Goodreads

There are some striking similarities between her demise and the young women her husband tortured and killed. When Gwen arrives in the small, isolated rural community, Marlene is already dead—her own daughter blamed for the murder. For a brief moment, I wondered if a large group of people would really go to such disgusting lengths, exposing the addresses of children who are as much victims as those their father murdered - but then I realized, of course they would. so she gets trolled, receives death threats and is in constant fear for her own and her children's lives. I've grown to appreciate slow build novels, but thrillers that pull out a vicious hook in the very first chapter still have a special place in my heart.

After disappointments from old favourites with Since We Fell and newly-hyped thrillers like Final Girls, I managed to find a really creepy, suspenseful story from an author who has always been a bit hit and miss for me.