Bitter Falls

Stillhouse Lake, Book 4

By: Rachel Caine

Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith, Michael Crouch, Dan John Miller, Lauren Ezzo, Will Ropp

Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

An Amazon Charts, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best-selling series.

She’s investigating a cold case no one else could - by going places no else would dare.

In spite of a harrowing past still haunting her, Gwen Proctor is trying to move forward. Until a new assignment gives her purpose: the cold-case disappearance of a young man in Tennessee. Three years missing, no clues. Just Ruth Landry, a tortured mother in limbo. Gwen understands what it’s like to worry about your children.

Gwen’s investigation unearths new suspects...and victims. As she follows each sinister lead, the implications of the mystery grow more disturbing. Because the closer Gwen gets, the closer she is to a threat that looms back home.

In a town that’s closed its ranks against Gwen; her partner, Sam; and her kids, there’s no bolder enemy than the Belldene family - paramilitary, criminal, powerful, and vengeful. As personal vendettas collide with Gwen’s investigation, she’s prepared to fight both battles. But is she prepared for the toll it could take on everyone she loves?

©2020 by Rachel Caine, LLC. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Savage LIfe

This was a great end to a raw and gritty series. I greatly enjoyed the entire series, but it's really not for the faint of heart. Not because of it's intensity, it's violence, or it's possible triggers. All of those are there in some measure...but it's the combination of those factors combined with the author's unwillingness to pull any punches. Nothing is softened for a reader who might be sensitive or unaware of the harsh nature of the world. That's the point, I think, of the series in a general way. Gwen Proctor: general nice lady and sweet mom, average suburban housewife trying to live an ordinary life, had no idea what sort of monstrous things were going on in her own house. She and her children will apparently pay for that the rest of their lives, even though they are innocent, and the evil man who committed those despicable acts is now dead. Anybody that ever said life was fair was lying to you.

Gwen Proctor is a great character, though. She's kind of like the Terminator's mom. She got dealt a really bad hand in life, but when she realized it, she figured out how to reinvent herself and keep her family safe. It's a bad idea to underestimate her. Her kids are pretty amazing considering what they've been through. They're tough at times, and whiney stupid kids at other times. Kind of how I would expect them to be. Then there's Sam, who joined the family along the way in the series through a remarkable path, having started as an enemy of Gwen's. He's since fallen completely in love with Gwen and the kids.

While this novel is the last in the series, it is possible to read it as a standalone. Be aware, if you do that, you'll definitely want to go back and get the full story on this remarkable family. So it will be best enjoyed in order, beginning with "Stillhouse Lake."

LOVE THIS SERIES

Every book is another page turner. This one is by far my favorite non stop thrill ride

Love this series!!!

I absolutely love this series!!! Please continue to keep it going! I already can’t wait for the next novel!!!Fantastic writing and story line!!! Great performances as well!!!

So good!

love it! Couldn't stop listening! Book 4 didn't disappoint. Narrators did a great job as well.

Loved it!

Enjoyed listening and the stories anticipation keeps you wondering what will happen next. Look forward to the next book of series.

White knuckle fear

This family has endured so much already that I wasn’t sure they would survive more terror. Somehow they are stronger than the white knuckle fear that gripped me.

Listen a lot

Enjoyed this book as much as her other ones can’t wait for the next one

Excitement from the very beginning

Missing persons, mind control, cults, ignorant people. Finding answers, finding the truth. Trying to protect your own while trying to help others also. Need to read a sweet, light read after this. Bitters Falls keeps you on "high alert" throughout.
Good narration. I've read (kindle) the previous books in series and wasn't sure if I'd be happy with listening. It did not disappoint.

Great Story

Great story. Good character development. Gripping story. Love this series! Can’t wait for Heartbreak Bay.

Bitterfalls

Best series I have read. Loved the story line it just keeps expanding, it totally pulled me in and I could not stop until the end, can’t wait for the next one in the series.