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A taut psychological thriller in the vein of The Good Girl by Mary Kubica.
Clare is on the run.
From her past, from her husband, 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 shes hiding. As it turns out, shes hiding a lot, including what ties her to Shayna in the first place. But everyone in this place is hiding somethingfrom Jared, Shaynas secretive ex-husband, to Charlie, the charming small-town drug pusher, to Derek, Shaynas overly involved family doctor, to Louise and Wilfred, her distraught parents.
Did Shayna flee? Was she killed? Is it possible shes still alive?
As Clare uncovers the mysteries around Shaynas disappearance, she must confront her own demons, moving us deeper and deeper into the labyrinth of lies and making us question what it is shes really running from. Twisting and electrifying, this is a get-under-your-skin thriller that will make you question what it means to lose yourself and find yourself in the most unlikely places.
Genre: Mystery
Clare is on the run.
From her past, from her husband, 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 shes hiding. As it turns out, shes hiding a lot, including what ties her to Shayna in the first place. But everyone in this place is hiding somethingfrom Jared, Shaynas secretive ex-husband, to Charlie, the charming small-town drug pusher, to Derek, Shaynas overly involved family doctor, to Louise and Wilfred, her distraught parents.
Did Shayna flee? Was she killed? Is it possible shes still alive?
As Clare uncovers the mysteries around Shaynas disappearance, she must confront her own demons, moving us deeper and deeper into the labyrinth of lies and making us question what it is shes really running from. Twisting and electrifying, this is a get-under-your-skin thriller that will make you question what it means to lose yourself and find yourself in the most unlikely places.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"From its evocative opening to its heart-pounding conclusion, Still Mine is a gripping mystery that I felt desperate to solve. Amy Stuart paints a vivid picture of the stark mountain town, Blackmore, and the cast of shadowy characters who inhabit it. A tense and absorbing read." - Lucy Clarke
"An intricately woven thriller. . . . You’ll want desperately to solve the mystery not only of the missing Shayna, but of Clare O’Dey, Amy Stuart’s heartbreaking heroine, on the run from the darkest forces both within and withoutand you’ll have a hard time forgetting the everytown of Blackmore and its scheming, desperate inhabitants. . . . A vivid and haunting debut." - Holly LeCraw
"Still Mine delivers all the nail-biting moments of a fast-paced thriller and filters them through the eyes of girl-with-a-past Clare O’Dey: deeply flawed yet instantly recognizable, O’Dey is a noir detective hero for a postmodern age. Author Amy Stuart sends one missing woman out to look for another one, and the result is chilling. You’ll find yourself turning the pages faster and faster." - Elisabeth de Mariaffi
"Twisty and swift, Amy Stuart’s Still Mine is a darkly entertaining mystery machine. But what will really surprise you is the emotional foundation on which it has been built." - Andrew Pyper
"An intricately woven thriller. . . . You’ll want desperately to solve the mystery not only of the missing Shayna, but of Clare O’Dey, Amy Stuart’s heartbreaking heroine, on the run from the darkest forces both within and withoutand you’ll have a hard time forgetting the everytown of Blackmore and its scheming, desperate inhabitants. . . . A vivid and haunting debut." - Holly LeCraw
"Still Mine delivers all the nail-biting moments of a fast-paced thriller and filters them through the eyes of girl-with-a-past Clare O’Dey: deeply flawed yet instantly recognizable, O’Dey is a noir detective hero for a postmodern age. Author Amy Stuart sends one missing woman out to look for another one, and the result is chilling. You’ll find yourself turning the pages faster and faster." - Elisabeth de Mariaffi
"Twisty and swift, Amy Stuart’s Still Mine is a darkly entertaining mystery machine. But what will really surprise you is the emotional foundation on which it has been built." - Andrew Pyper
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