title: Still Water: A Novel
author:  Amy Stuart 
description: "Riveting, twisty and full of tangled secrets. A stay-up-all-night read. Impossible to put down! (Karma Brown, bestselling author of In This Moment)<br /><br />"Utterly compelling and intriguing, <i>Still Water</i> is a very clever whodunit with a most appealingly vulnerable protagonist.My husband thought I was ignoring him while I was reading this book. I wasnt. I just forgot he existed because I was so engrossed. Warn your families before you pick up this book." (Liz Nugent, bestselling author of UNRAVELING OLIVER)<br /><br />The tension in this book is sharp enough to cut. A pervasive sense of dread and danger flows through <i>Still Water</i> as Clare struggles to unravel both the secrets in front of her and the ones she thought she left behind. If you liked <i>Still Mine</i>, you'll love <i>Still Water</i>. (Tyrell Johnson, bestselling author of The Wolves of Winter)<br /><br />As <b>swift, intense and vengeful</b> as the river it describes, this book is a<b> must-read</b>. Secrets swirl in the deep of <i>Still Water</i>, Stuarts gripping new thriller of loss and refuge. With a gallery of characters on the run, the pages beat and churn like an aching heart. (Roz Nay, bestselling author of Our Little Secret)<br /><br />Instantly captivating, mysterious and relevantAmy Stuart has done it again! (Marissa Stapley, author of Things to Do When Its Raining)<br /><br />Complex characters with gut-wrenching backstories propel this twisty mystery toward its shocking conclusion. I was engrossed! (Robyn Harding, bestselling author of The Party)<br /><br />"[A] dark and disturbing sequel to Stuarts debut novel, <i>Still Mine</i>. . . Stuart has created a gripping neo-noir staged in an oppressively hot setting alongside an out-of-control river, with a cast of badly damaged people beset by abuse, addiction, denial, and obsession who seem doomed to do the right things for the wrong reasons and the wrong things for the right reasons." (<i>Booklist</i>)<br /><br />"Engrossing . . . a complex heroine to whom readers will relate and the vividly evoked natural setting save the day." (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)<br /><br />"You won't know who to believe in this titillating charade." (<i>Women.com</i>)
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  Text copyright © 2014 Rebecca Bradley
  
  
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  This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to actual persons living or
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  Cover art by paperandsage.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  #  1
  
  
  
  
  
  The noise unnerved her as she tried to shift her body in an attempt to ease
  the pain. Instead, the slight movement caused every bone and fibre of her body
  to howl out in objection. She could no longer tell where the pain was coming
  from, but the receptors in her brain kept up their constant transmissions. The
  shrieking of her nerve endings blended into one mindless assault on her
  senses. The stench of her own urine was sharp in her nose as it burnt her
  bruised and bleeding body.
  
  
  As she shifted, it creaked and rattled again. She froze, the sound reawakening
  her terror, returning her to the reality of her surroundings. Her eyelids felt