Still Here
(Still #3)
by Amy Stuart
From the bestselling author of Still Mine and Still Water—PI Clare O’Dey is on the hunt for two missing persons. Little does she know she’s the one being hunted.
Malcolm is gone. Disappeared. And no one knows where or why.
His colleague and fellow private investigator, Clare, is certain she can find him, as she holds the key to his past. She arrives in the oceanside city where he last lived and starts digging around. Not only is Malcolm gone without a trace, so is his wife, Zoe. Everyone who knew the perfect couple sees Malcolm as the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance. Everyone except Clare. She’s certain there’s more at play that has nothing to do with Malcolm, a dark connection to Zoe’s family business and the murder of her father years ago.
As Clare pulls back the layers, she discovers secrets the entire community is trying desperately to leave in the past. As for Malcolm, his past is far more complex—and far more sinister—than Clare could ever have imagined. He may not be innocent at all. As she searches for the man who helped her build her career as a private eye, Clare discovers that many women are in grave danger. And she is among them.
My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
Those looks of yours are currency, Clare’s mother used to say. Spend wisely.
The guy couldn’t catch a squirrel if he was holding a bag of nuts.
I took this job at a restaurant, and right away it set in just how hard it would actually be to build a life from scratch. Everyone else already had their lives… People don’t like to make room for strangers.
My Review:
My very first Amy Stuart experience and I was enthralled. Still Here was a complex tale with several concurrent mysteries plaguing the main character, who was struggling with as many personal issues as she was professional. The writing was evocative and held the intense and complex storylines taut and from beginning to end and I grew increasingly curious with each twist and new character, most of which were oddly enigmatic, multi-layered, and untrustworthy. The foundation kept shifting under my feet and I couldn’t settle on a theory, I suspected everyone, and rightly so, they were all as crooked as a snakes trail. I started this series on book three but didn’t suffer a tick of confusion, although I covet the previous two installments as well any new offerings that sprout from her listing, I am greedy that way.
Brilliant review. Would love to read this. You read more thrillers than I do. Hehehe. I covet this book. Completely quoting you
This sounds intense. Adding to my TBR
Ohhh Sounds soo good.
another 5 star read…. and this sounds so intriguing.. great review
This looks so good. Glad you are enjoying the series. Great review.
Sounds like an intriguing mystery 🙂 Great review!