This is a very good psychological thriller. I hadn’t been aware it was the second in the series or I’d have read the first before hand. But you really don’t need to. It’s still easy to jump right in and enjoy. Very well written. Good plot to get your teeth into . Good mix of characters that have been well thought out for the plot. I like the authors writing style. I will definitely be looking out for her in the future

This was a good book , i enjoyed reading it but its not great, a bit slow in parts, i like something that makes me hold my breath with tension but this book just didnt do that.

*4.5 Stars*

Copy kindly received via NetGalley for an honest review.

This was an interesting read with interesting characters. There were lots of twists and turns to make me wonder who was innocent and who was guilty. The ending was nice too. Would recommend.

Still water by Amy Stuart.
Still book 1.
Clare is on the run.
From her past, from her ex, and from her own secrets. When she turns up alone in the remote mining town of Blackmore asking about Shayna Fowles, the local girl who disappeared, everyone wants to know who Clare really is and what she's hiding. As it turns out, she's hiding a lot, including what ties her to Shayna in the first place. But everyone in this place is hiding something from Jared, Shayna's golden-haired ex-husband, to Charlie, the charming small-town drug pusher, to Derek, Shayna's overly involved family doctor, to Louise and Wilfred, her distraught parents.
I really really enjoyed this book. I liked Clare. I'm looking forward to the next book. 5*.

When Sally Proulx and her son mysteriously disappear from the stormy town of High River, Clare O’Dey is hired to track them down. She hopes to find them alive, but High River is not a typical town. It is a place where women go to escape their past. The women run to Helen Haines, the community matriarch, who offers them safe haven and anonymity.

Pretending to be Sally’s long lost friend, Clare starts asking questions but nothing prepares her for the deception and lies simmering beneath the surface of this quiet little neighbourhood. As the truth surges through High River, Clare must confront the thing she has been so desperately running from, even if it comes at a devastating cost.
Gripping

⭐⭐⭐

This is a hard book for me to review. While I found myself super engaged in the story (finished it in 2 days), there were also so many things that were just...strange (for lack of a better word). First up, this book is melancholy on steroids. Reading it was like sitting under a wet wool blanket. On top of that, every single character was unlikable and an Eeyore. Last, and this one may be because I haven't read book one in this series, but Clare's relationship with Malcolm was just so weird and confusing. So yeah, a bit of a mixed bag. Clearly I enjoyed it enough to finish it in two days, and I will probably give the next book in the series a try. 🤷🏻‍♀️

**ARC Via NetGalley**

The second part of Clare's story after she ran away from her marriage. Now working with Malcolm she is investigating the disappearance of Sally and her young child from a refuge. Quite a convoluted plot with twists and turnsin the story and characters warning about others . Certainly a gripping story which also explains some of the open ends from the first book, but which also leaves room for the story to be continued.
Thnk you to Net galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

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Having read a previous book in this story, I was not let down by Still Water. Gripping from the outset as to what happened, is everyone who/what they say they are, will this ever end....

The follow up to Still Mine (which I haven't read, so it took me a little time to work out clearly the relationship between certain characters) and thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for my honest thoughts.
Clare finds herself on her second job in her new role as a PI. This time round she is asked to go to a refuge and find out what has happened to a young woman and her son who have gone missing. She pretends to be a friend of Sally, the young woman concerned, and it's certainly a strange set-up that she finds.
The story is quite a straightforward account of the investigation, but I liked the way it linked to Clare's past and other details that probably were set-up in the first book. Clare is a heroine with flaws, but it was interesting to follow her thought process as she tries to overcome her instincts and plan a course of action that will establish what happened.

Still Water is the second instalment in the Clare O'Dey Mystery trilogy and follows Clare O’Dey, a woman on the run from her past. In Still Mine, Clare is tasked by private investigator Malcolm Boone with uncovering the truth behind the disappearance of a woman in the small town of Blackmore, which is relevant to the case here. This episode, Clare arrives in a place called High River to search for a woman – Sally Proulx – and her son who’ve gone missing. Clare immerses herself in the town, posing as a friend of Sally’s, but what the people of High River don’t know is that Clare works for a man named Malcolm Boon and this is her missing person second case. What Clare doesn’t know is that Sally’s disappearance is tied to High River’s long and dark history and that everyone she’ll meet is somehow involved. It also delves further into Clare’s own past as she works to uncover the truth behind a missing woman and her son.

This is a compelling and thoroughly enjoyable mystery thriller, and I was instantly gripped by Amy’s writing and the atmospheric world she created. It is packed full of tension and suspense in beautiful and haunting settings and features twists that come at you out of nowhere. Clare is such an appealing, vulnerable yet resilient and strong protagonist, on the run from dark forces both inside and out and is someone readers will really root for. The plot involves drama, many secrets and women on the run from abusive pasts; it highlights the topic of domestic abuse against women sensitively but authentically. You can see the characters grow and change over the course of the book, but their growth always feels realistic and plausible, and I love that Stuart gives you the feeling that even the most flawed characters deserve redemption. You really become invested in the characters and their lives. Overall, this is a compulsive, intriguing read set in scenic surroundings.

An intriguing book! The setting is beautifully portrayed, and the characters are richly shown. Overall, this book is interesting and exciting. There is a previous book, which I hadn't read, but it didn't impact on enjoyment or the ability to follow. Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

I received this book as an advanced reader copy from Netgalley and this is my honest review.

This is the second book in the series, I haven’t read the first book and aside from feeling a bit lost in the first chapter, it’s soon easy to pick up on what has been missed and as the main story is standalone it is easy to read this without reading the first one.

I enjoyed this book, it’s one of those ones that you don’t really want to put down as you want to know what happens. Even without having read the first book, the storyline with Malcolm is intriguing enough to want to read the next book and it will be interesting to see which characters make another appearance in future books as well.